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Political Speeches: topic page

• Vindication of Government Policies. George Canning: 18 March 1820
• Castlereagh's State Paper 1820
• Address on the King's Message Respecting Portugal. George Canning: 12 December 1826
• The Consolidation of Criminal Laws: Robert Peel, 22 February 1827
• The Duke of Wellington's speeches on the Repeal of the Test and Corporations Act: 1828
• Wellington's speeches on Catholic Emancipation in the House of Lords (list of speeches)
• Peel's speech on Catholic Emancipation, 5 February 1829
• Catholic Emancipation: Duke of Wellington, 2 April 1829
• Peel's speech on policing in London: 15 April 1829
• The Duke of Wellington's speech on the Address in answer to the King's Speech, House of Lords, 2 November 1830
• Peel's defence of his acceptance of office: 24 February 1835
• Lord John Russell's "finality" speech: 20 November 1837
• Peel's speech on the Bedchamber Crisis: 13 May 1839
• In support of the Chartist petition: Benjamin Disraeli, 12 July 1839
• Explanation to the Constituents of His Votes in Parliament on the Corn Laws: Benjamin Disraeli, 1842
• Sir Robert Peel's speech on the Bank Charter Act: 6 May 1844
• Sir Robert Peel's speech on the repeal of the Corn Laws: 22 January 1846
• Peel's speech on the second reading of the Bill for the Repeal of the Corn Laws: 16 February 1846
• Peel's speech on the repeal of the Corn Laws, 4 May 1846
• Disraeli's speech on the third reading of the Bill for the Repeal of the Corn Laws: 15 May 1846
• Extracts from Peel's speech on Repeal of the Corn Laws, 15 May 1846
• The Duke of Wellington's speech on the repeal of the Corn Laws: 28 May 1846
• Extract from Peel's final ministerial speech in the House of Commons, 29 June 1846
• Foreign Policy -- Affairs of Greece: Viscount Palmerston, 25 June 1850
• Speech on the third Reform Bill: Benjamin Disraeli, 15 July 1867
• Accomplishments of the Administration: William Gladstone, 28 October 1871
• Conservative Principles: Benjamin Disraeli, 3 April 1872
• Suez Canal Shares: Benjamin Disraeli, 14 February 1876
• Government of Ireland Bill: William Gladstone, 7 June 1886