Peel’s+effectiveness+as+a+party+leader

Arguably Peel was a good party leader until he became Prime Minister and his first priority became not his party but the state. Furthermore his party were virtually uncontrollable due to its containing different factions such as ultra tories. Peel as party leader; good points Peel as party leader; bad points
 * Tamworth Manifesto
 * Brought them into power
 * Alienated backbenchers
 * Arguably could not adjust to post 1832 world
 * The Repeal of the Corn Laws split the party and sent them into the political wilderness.

__Peel's Effectiveness as a Party Leader__ __Effective__ Peel is arguably the founder of modern conservatism, who lead Britain to stability and prosperity. He lead the Tory Party back into power in 1841 Argued that he modernised his party, allowing it to survive and getting rid of outdated views. The move towards Free Trade was also neccessary to help the working class with cheaper prices.

__Not Effective__ He split his party over the repeal of the corn laws, when he repealed the law although two thirds of his party voted against it. Also most of his party felt he had betrayed core paty principals by doing so. He arguably betrayed his party on several occassions, such as when he reintroduced income tax in his 1842 budget, which Liverpool had abolished. He damaged the landed aristocracy with his move towards free trade.