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Diary entry for 31 January 1845 (Ne 2F 7, p.159)

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Diary entry for 31 January 1845 (Ne 2F 7, p.159) To my surprise I rec[eive]d a letter from Mr Gladstone announcing to me that he had renounced office altogether &had resigned - giving as his reason that what Sir Rob[er]tPeel was going to do regarding public education wasso contrary to his known opinions as published by himthat he could no longer remain in the same Cabinet& urge freely his own opinions = The papers haveobtained a knowledge of his intention altho[ugh]' not yetpublicly announced by him
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