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David Lynch

Labour peer and former FA chairman Lord Triesman dies aged 82

Labour peer Lord David Triesman, who has died at the age of 82 (Sang Tan/PA) - (PA Archive)

Lord Triesman, a former Labour minister and ex-chairman of the Football Association, has died at the age of 82, Labour has announced.

Labour’s leader in the House of Lords, Baroness Angela Smith, led tributes to her former colleague, whom she described as “respected and loved by his colleagues for his courtesy, kindness, wisdom, loyalty and generosity of spirit”.

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