Introduction to Political Parties in Britain 1906-51
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- 4 Key Political Parties in the UK
- The Conservatives
- They were the party of great land owners, of the Church of England and of big business
- Their support was among middle and upper classes. Their support was strong in rural areas, and in industrial towns and cities
- Between 1886 and 1906 they won 3 of the general elections
- Lord Sailisbury was the leader of the party
- They attracted support by projecting an image of patriotism and of pride in empire by standing up for British interests abroad
- The Liberals
- Other leading party in Britain before 1906. It was founded on an alliance between aristocrats, some middle class, non-conformists and radical working men
- They suffered divisions over the Home Rule
- They were mostly agreed on policies such as Free Trade
- They believed in 'Laissez Faire'
- William Gl.adstone was a key figure in the party and was PM 4 times between 1868-1894. he supported Home Rule which created divisions
- The Labour Party
- they were a small party in 1906 but were growing political force.
- There were a few working-class MP's, mostly trade unioniss
- Kier Hardie was the founder of the Labour party and he took his seat as first Labour MP
- they won 29 seats in 1906
- Membership came through affiliation and party funds were very limited. It was more of a pressure group than a political party
- its purpose was to form a distinct group in partliament. It was also aimed to get more working class and trade union sponsored MP's into the House of Commons
- the party grew from 2 MPs to 1900 to 42 MPs in the election of Dec. 1910
- they won 29 seats in 1906
- The Irish Nationalists
- it was founded in the 1860s to promote the idea of Home Rule of Ireland
- its support was mainly from Catholic ares of Ireland
- they wanted Ireland to become a separte country from Britian.
- The Conservatives
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