Beneath Kemi's Kevlar coating lies her Achilles heel: the person she most dislikes is herself

Look on the bright side. Kemi Badenoch lasted two and a half hours in the witness stand at the Post Office inquiry without losing it.

- John Grace

She didn't get into an argument with Jason Beer, the counsel for the crown, though that could be because his questions were not unduly threatening. After all, we were there to hear Kemi's version of events. Nor did she square up to those in the public gallery who laughed when Beer thanked her for answering "some" of his questions.

Not that Kemi nailed it. Like many narcissists, she is a curious mixture of the thick and thin-skinned. She likes to present herself as a no-nonsense, tough woman. But beneath the surface there's a vulnerability that she despises. It's why she lashes out so easily. The person she dislikes the most is herself.