The fall of the Tory party

deeply arrogant belligerent bully

She just seems to enjoy it. I'd struggle to find the clip, but when Badenoch made that comment about migrant care workers wiping bottoms, I recall one TV journalist being so shocked and upset that she was struggling to speak . When she got herself together, she said that possibly the worst thing about it was that Badenoch doesn't actually care about the particular issue, she just says these things for effect.

Thatcher thought that if you made enemies and upset people, it was a sign you were doing things right. That's bad enough, but I think Badenoch just enjoys it.