David Mellor is 'Obnoxious and an Embarrassment to the Tories' says Louise Mensch

David Mellor, the former Tory cabinet minister, is an "embarrassment to our party", said Louise Mensch, one of the Conservatives staunchest supporters.

Mensch, a successful author and former Tory MP for Corby between 2010 and 2012, told IBTimes UK in no uncertain terms that Mellor's taxi rant was an intolerable act of "snobbery".

"[It was] disgusting snobbery from an obnoxious man who remains an embarrassment to our [Conservative] party," said Mensch to IBTimes UK over email.

The Sun newspaper, which Mensch writes a column for, unveiled a secret recording of Mellor's rant at a taxi driver over the route being taken on his journey.

During the audio recording, he reeled off a series of Establishment accolades he holds, the purpose of which was seemingly to lord up his superiority over the driver.

He said: "I've been in the cabinet, I'm an award-winning broadcaster, I'm a Queen's Counsel — you think that your experiences are anything compared to mine?"

He also told the driver to "shut up" and called him a "stupid, sweaty little git" during the row.