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Peel - "A great Prime minister, but a poor party leader"-How far do you agree with this assessment?
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"A great Prime minister, but a poor party leader" -How far do you agree with this assessment? Peel is widely regarded as the dominant politician of his age .I would agree with the quote that when in power, Peel was a far greater Prime Minister than a party leader. However it is interesting to note that the opposite could be argued when Peel was in opposition To win the hearts and minds of the people he needed to present his party as a united, organised force. This requires strong leadership and the fact that he won the general election goes some way to prove that he must have been successful. His attempts to modernise the Tories when he joined are usually associated with the re-branding of the party to become "The Conservatives" in 1834. This re-branding, The Tamworth Manifesto, countless speeches and re-unification of the party were all good indications that Peel...
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