By Tim Montgomerie
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ConservativeHome readers have already chosen Michael Gove as their Conservative of the Year and John Redwood as their Backbencher of the Year.
The third award goes to the political event of the year and the winner is, not surprisingly, 'the veto'. Not far behind, however, is 'the rebellion of the eighty-one' – the event, that arguably, made the veto happen. Here's the top ten events as voted on by nearly 2,000 readers:
Other events like the NHS u-turn and Liam Fox's resignation just fell outside of the top ten.