The body of a Labour peer has been found in a river in Wales, police have said.

Dyfed Powys Police said it had been alerted to the safety of a man last seen swimming in the River Wye, Glasbury on July 1.

After a large-scale search, a body was recovered from the river, which has subsequently been identified as David Lipsey, Baron Lipsey.

It follows the announcement of his death in the Lords on Wednesday afternoon - with the House's Speaker Lord McFall extending peers' condolences to his family and friends.

The Labour peer's final contribution to Britain's upper chamber came on October 9 last year - where, chillingly, he told Lords of his love for swimming in the Wye.

Speaking during the second reading of the Water (Special Measures) Bill, he said: "We go swimming at Glasbury most mornings in summer, some mornings in winter, and my wife even took the plunge once on Boxing Day, for which she should certainly have a medal.

"We still do this, but it is a deteriorating experience.

"Part of the river near us was closed this summer to wild swimmers such as us on the grounds of pollution."

Lipsey, 77, had been a journalist for The Times, The Guardian and The Economist before serving as a No10 adviser to Prime Minister Jim Callaghan.

He had also been deeply involved in left-wing politics, having been the chairman of the socialist Fabian Society.

Later in life, he led the All-Party Parliamentary group on Classical Music.

Outside his political career, he was a major player on the greyhound racing scene, with the Racing Post labelling him "one of the power-brokers of the sport".

Lipsey was president of the British Harness Racing Club from 2008 to 2016, and chaired the British Greyhound Racing Board from 2004 to 2009.