Member of House of Lords' body pulled from river after he was seen swimming in water
RIVER TRAGEDY Member of House of Lords' body pulled from river after he was seen swimming in water
THE body of a member of the House of Lords has been recovered from a river after he was last seen swimming in the water.
Police had received a report for concern of the safety of a man last seen in the River Wye in Glasbury, Wales, on Monday.
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The body of Lord David Lipsey has been recovered by police from the River Wye in Wales
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The peer had last seen been swimming in the water on Monday (file photo)
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An extensive search was then launched, eventually resulting in a body being recovered from the river on Tuesday.
This body has now been identified as that of Lord David Lipsey, Dyfed Powys Police said.
Lord Lipsey previously worked as a journalist and as a Downing Street adviser under Labour prime minister James Callaghan in the late 1970s.
He then entered the House of Lords in 1999, created a Life peer as Baron Lipsey of Tooting Bec in London.
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While in the Lords, he sat on the Labour benches.
Tributes have poured in for the veteran peer, with the Lord Speaker saying the upper chamber extended its "condolences to the noble Lord's family and friends".
Premier Greyhound Racing released an emotional statement for Lord Lipsey, highlighting his commitment to the sport.
It wrote: "David had a great love for the greyhound, and for greyhound racing as a whole.
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"This love started when he first went racing and then continued and developed as he took home his first greyhound.
"His enthusiasm for all things greyhound racing was infectious and he commanded great respect throughout his career in the sport."
David served as Chair of Premier Greyhound Racing from its inception before retiring this year.
The company also paid tribute to his "wisdom and guidance which he delivered with dedication, professionalism and no little humour."
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He had served in the House of Lords since 1999
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