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Why did Balfour resign in 1905?
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Why did Balfour resign in 1905? By 1905 Arthur Balfour and his government were in trouble. Whilst still maintaining a majority in the House of Commons and a strong power in the House of Lords, the popularity of the government was beginning to fall. With the loss of recent by-elections Balfour decided that resigning might be the wisest choice of action. There are two main possibilities as to why Balfour chose this drastic choice of action: the first is that he had grown tired of parliament and with falling public popularity and party confidence he decided that he would retire. The second reason is that Balfour saw divisions in the opposition headed by Campbell-Bannerman, and decided to exploit it by forcing the Liberals into taking office with very little chance of forming a cabinet. The first possible reason for Balfour's resignation (i.e. that Balfourwas tired) we must first discuss the reasons for...
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