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Whig Government 1846-1852
Following the split in the Tory Party over the Corn Laws in 1846 and the consequent end of Sir Robert Peel's second government, the Whigs came to power under Lord John Russell. One of the major problems facing the government was the Irish potato famine, which Russell failed to deal with effectively.
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