I’m no bully but I won’t be pushed around – I’ll stand up for what I believe, blasts Kemi Badenoch [Video]

KEMI Badenoch denied being a bully but made clear she won’t be a polite liar just to sugarcoat the truth.

The Tory leadership hopeful fiercely defended her outspoken style, insisting “plain speaking is absolutely important.”

She also hit back at claims she fostered an “intimidating” atmosphere during her time as Secretary of State for Business and Trade reported by The Guardian.

Ms Badenoch told The Sun’s Never Mind The Ballots: “No civil servant has ever accused me of bullying. 

“The person who’s made the accusation was not a civil servant. She was someone who I brought in on a fixed-term contract to be a PA and to do things which a civil servant should not do.

“Almost all of the things in there …