House of Lords member died while swimming in river, police say

A subordinate of the House of Lords past seen swimming successful a stream successful Wales has died, constabulary person confirmed.

Dyfed-Powys Police said they received a study concerning the information of a antheral past seen swimming successful the River Wye astatine Glasbury.

The assemblage of Lord David Lipsey, 77, was recovered connected 1 July, aft a hunt involving aggregate agencies.

The colony wherever it happened, successful Powys, mid Wales, has a colonisation of astir 1,000 people.

Lord Lipsey's adjacent of kin person been informed and person asked for their privateness to beryllium respected.

Police said successful a connection that the force's thoughts were with them.

Lord Lipsey became a subordinate of the House of Lords successful 1999 and has sat connected the Labour benches for the bulk of that period.

He was a long-time campaigner for h2o prime successful the River Wye and his past spoken publication successful the House of Lords was connected the subject.

He told the Lords that helium and his woman had lived successful the Wye vale "for astir 30 years".

"We spell swimming astatine Glasbury astir mornings successful summer, immoderate mornings successful winter," helium said.

"We inactive bash this, but it is simply a deteriorating experience. Part of the stream adjacent america was closed this summertime to chaotic swimmers specified arsenic us, connected the grounds of pollution."

Prior to joining the Lords, Lord Lipsey worked arsenic a writer for a fig of publications.

He aboriginal worked arsenic a governmental advisor to the Labour Party successful absorption and advised James Callaghan erstwhile helium was premier minister.

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Former wellness curate Stephen Dorrell told Sky News helium was "saddened" to perceive of Lord Lipsey's death.

"Ironically, actually, I worked astir intimately with David, who I liked and was ever precise bully company, I worked with him erstwhile I chaired the House of Commons wellness committee successful the Cameron years, due to the fact that helium was powerfully of the presumption that if you don't benignant retired societal care, you'll ne'er benignant retired either the wellness work oregon the wider wellness and attraction system," helium said.

"So there's a precise wide link, actually, betwixt the bittersweet quality of David's passing and the taxable that is the cardinal argumentation contented connected the quality today."

The Lord Speaker said the House of Lords extended its "condolences to the noble Lord's household and friends".