Lambie calls Bernardi an a***hole

NO question was off the menu as ABC’s Kitchen Cabinet host Annabel Crabb ventured into the home of Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie.

THE new season of ABC’s Kitchen Cabinet has kicked off with a bang, with host Annabel Crabb travelling to Tasmania to dine with the one and only Senator Jacqui Lambie.

Now, if there’s one person you want at a dinner party, it’s Jacqui, and as expected she provided endless entertainment.

No questions were off the menu, and when asked about the changing of prime ministership, Jacqui didn’t hold back, explaining that she was a supporter of Malcolm Turnbull before he took over the top job, but now she is “disappointed” by him.

“Oh. You know, we all had these high hopes and I was out there from day one going, ‘Turnbull needs to be PM! Turnbull needs to be PM!’”

And things got a little weird from here on ...

“It’s a real shame too, ’cause I actually quite like him, personally. I like having cups of tea with him. I don’t know what he puts in his cups of tea, but I always come out of there with a big smirk on my face.” What!?

Lambie said it was a shame Turnbull couldn’t be a leader and followed up her answer up with this statement.

“I don’t know what his problem is. I don’t know whether he’s struggling with his own party or ... You know, it’s really hard when you see that these guys are put on strings, when they can’t actually be leaders. ’Cause leaders shouldn’t be put on strings, they should be leading.”

When asked about recent changes to the Senate, Ms Lambie said: “We know that all our a**es are on the line right now going into the next election, but it’s my conscience. So if I don’t win my seat back because I believe I’ve done the right thing, well, then, so be it, but at least I’ll be able to sleep at night time.”

As for Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi, she was not as diplomatic, calling him an “a****hole”.

And this is when things in the kitchen got a little heated. Here’s how the conversation went down:

Lambie: “There’s been a couple of times I’ve thought about jumping out of my seat and going across the floor”

Crabb: “Who would be your first victim, do you reckon?”

Lambie: “Bernardi ... Yeah. He’s just an a****hole. Typical, ‘Hello, I’m born with a silver spoon up my rear end’.”

Tell us what you really think, Jacqui!

And of course the Twitterverse responded.

Loving this Lambie interview. So honest. So unique. #KitchenCabinet

— Craig Reucassel (@craigreucassel) May 26, 2016

'All politicians should have a psych test...i have and it said i was normal' just pure gold from Lambie to @annabelcrabb #KitchenCabinet

— Jason Oxenbridge (@JOxenbridge) May 26, 2016

All credit to Jacquie Lambie. A non party person with the guts to give it a go in the harsh world of politics. More please! #KitchenCabinet

— Ann Kreger (@AnnKreger) May 26, 2016

Senator Lambie: Folk Hero

— Anthony (@ANTmusik) May 26, 2016