Kemi Badenoch has recently marked her first anniversary as leader, and much of the commentary (to the extent that the Tories manage to garner any commentary) has focused on one thing: the fact that she can now be formally challenged for the role.
The significance of this milestone should not, however, be overstated. Unlike the Labour party, the Conservatives do not really have an internal regime governed by rigid rules. The one-year grace period for a new leader is simply a rule adopted by the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, and they could dispose of it simply by changing their minds.
