compromise was utterly alien to Bentinck’s nature. To no great surprise Bentinck soon resigned (over the “Jewish question”) .The Earl of Derby seemed to be the only suitable leader but he was considerably apprehensive and unenthusiastic to say the least, the Duke of Newcastle wrote to him expressing his eagerness for Derby “allow us to rally to you as our “great captain” but Derby responded by saying that he did not hold the ambition to become the leader of party. Nevertheless Der... ... middle of
Palmerston in 1865 the question of Reform was immediately back on agenda. Palmerston had been such a major political figure that while he was present, reform would never be an issue in the Houses of Parliament. Within a couple of months of the Derby administration coming into power there were two days of riots in Hyde Park over the reform of Parliament, involving clashes with police and the destruction of some of the park railings. If the Conservatives wished to remain in power something needed
Disraeli's Motives in Passing the Second Reform Act “The objective of establishing the Conservative Party as a party of government explains most of the actions of Disraeli