... of emancipation. On the one extreme-'Catholic' Tories who supported the idea of emancipation and on the other 'Ultras' who were strictly against any motion in favour of the Catholics. It is apparent that emancipation had already caused considerable instability within the government as early as 1827-factors external to Peels policies. With the foundation of the Catholic Association the pressure for Catholic emancipation increased. Daniel O'Connell began his vigilant campaign that would eventually lead him to win a seat in government. Lord Liverpool initially dismissed the so-called 'threat' of emancipation. Shortly after Lord Liverpool's departure Canning took over a Prime minister. Many including Peel and Huskisson loathed him due to his acceptance of the idea of Catholic emancipation. Peel refuses to serve as Home Secretary under Canning and many, who were not willing to commit themselves to a Canningnite ministry left. For most of his life Peel had been opposed to ...

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