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Former Tory minister David Mellor leaves viewers stunned as he shows off dramatic new bob on Good Morning Britain

Former Tory minister David Mellor leaves viewers stunned as he shows off dramatic new bob on Good Morning Britain

Former Tory minister David Mellor stunned audiences as he showcased a dramatic new haircut on Good Morning Britain.

The noted ladies’ man, who resigned from the cabinet in 1992 after an affair with actress Antonia de Sancha, showcased his long luscious locks during a debate with GMB host Susanna Reid.

David, 76, styled his naturally grey mop down to his shoulders which he paired with a navy blue suit and open-necked white shirt.

The top Conservative’s new look caused fans of the politician to flock to social media with praise for the stylish bob.

Twitter user Gabrielle Stubbs said: ‘He does have a cute bob, it kinda suits him!’

Another said: ‘Wow great hair.’

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Former Tory minister David Mellor stunned audiences as he showcased a dramatic new haircut on Good Morning Britain

Former Tory minister David Mellor stunned audiences as he showcased a dramatic new haircut on Good Morning Britain

The noted ladies¿ man, who resigned from the cabinet in 1992 after an affair with actress Antonia de Sancha, showcased his long luscious locks during a debate on GMB

The noted ladies’ man, who resigned from the cabinet in 1992 after an affair with actress Antonia de Sancha, showcased his long luscious locks during a debate on GMB

He debated with Clare Muldoon, a writer and mother-of-four, who argued in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap

He debated with Clare Muldoon, a writer and mother-of-four, who argued in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap

The top Conservative¿s new look caused fans of the politician to flock to social media with praise for the stylish bob

The top Conservative’s new look caused fans of the politician to flock to social media with praise for the stylish bob 

Some even thought the famed Chelsea football fan resembled another former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe.

While others asked if he takes style tips from his Tory colleague and Celebrity Big Brother star Michael Fabricant, who is also noted for his famous bouffant.

David used his appearance on the popular breakfast show to argue in favour of the two-child benefit cap.

He said: ‘I come to this with regret as I had my fourth grandchild last week, but the money isn’t there.’

Host Ed Balls asked the former Conservative MP: ‘David when you were in the cabinet you had family credit, which was there to help poor families into work and if they had three or four children they got extra money for the third or fourth child. So were you wrong at the time?’ 

David fired back: ‘Probably yes. The thing is it is really not possible to put provision of ᴀssistance for children of families above all the various pressures that there is.’

‘I think the problem is we don’t have the ability to fund his kind of expenditure at this time.’

David on Good Morning Britain Ann Widdecombe on Good Morning Britain

Some even thought the famed Chelsea football fan resembled another former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe

David before the dramatic new haircut which he showcased on Good Morning Britain

David before the dramatic new haircut which he showcased on Good Morning Britain

Balls then invoked another famously-coiffed politician, asking: ‘So if Boris Johnson has lots of kids cause he’s reach that’s fine?’

David responded with a vicious barb against the former prime minister’s children: ‘I personally think it would have been no bad thing if he hadn’t had any children. So don’t worry I’m not in any hurry to have a new generation of Johnsons.’

He also debated with Clare Muldoon, a writer and mother-of-four, who argued in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

David was the Member of Parliament for Putney from 1979 to 1997, and served in a number of government positions including Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for National Heritage. 

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX. 

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