LABOUR Peer Lord David Lipsey has been found dead after swimming in the River Wye, police have said.
Officers were called to the River Wye in Glasbury on Monday following concerns about the safety of a man who was last seen swimming in the river.
Dyfed Powys Police has now confirmed the body of Lord Lipsey was pulled from the river on Tuesday following a multi-agency search.
The village where it happened, in Powys, mid Wales, has a population of around 1000 people.
Lord Lipsey, who previously worked as a journalist and Downing Street adviser under then prime minister Jim Callaghan, entered the Lords in 1999.
He is also credited with coining the phrases “New Labour”.
A police spokesperson said: “Dyfed-Powys Police received a report concerning the safety of a man who was last seen swimming in the River Wye, Glasbury.
“Following a multi-agency search on July 1, sadly, we can confirm the body of Lord David Lipsey was recovered.
“His next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
“They have asked for their privacy to be respected.”
The Lord Speaker said the upper chamber extended its “condolences to the noble Lord’s family and friends”.
