By William Atkinson While Kemi Badenoch did the most to undermine her own chances of becoming leader of the Conservative Party, James Cleverly came across as everybody’s favourite second choice, William Atkinson Party conferences are always odd. As Conservative membership has dwindled from 1m in 1990 to around 100,000 today – CCHQ won’t publish the figure, out of embarrassment – those remaining are the most committed, set clearly apart from an apathetic public. Having suffered our worst-ever defeat, this year’s Birmingham jamboree could have been a grim group therapy session. Yet it was surpri…