Derby-Disraeli (DD) 1852

What did the 1852 election results look like?

Conservatives: 310

Whigs: 270

Irish: 40

Peelites: 40

Did Derby do his job?

Not really, Disraeli did most of the heavy lifting as his chancellor whilst he spent time with his horse.

When and what was Disraeli’s budget?

1852

Attempted to reform and raise income tax based around earned vs unearned income as well as reforming import duties to be more free trade. However, the DD ministry was ousted before this could become a reality

Why was Disraeli’s budget defeated?

Gladstone being petty… I’m not joking this was revenge for the fact that Disraeli led the pro-corn law faction against Peel