Honourable Gentlemen of the Houses of Parliament. I stand before you today to give my resignation as Prime Minister. I regret to say that I have failed in many areas of my task, both in regards to handling the US Civil War and in regards to handling the populace. I must admit, I did not expect so spontaneous a revolution to occur. Therefore, I must resign and retire to my country home. I shall leave William Gladstone to take over my place as Prime Minister, he shall be well suited to the task.
*Gladstone takes the stage*
Honourable Gentlemen. I must first apologise for my speech, which shall not be delivered with my usual zeal and preparation, due to the sudden nature of which it has been sprung upon me. In my speech, I shall adress several key issues. Firstly, it is my opinion and the opinion of Her Majesties Government that our policy in regards to the CSA must continue along the path set by my predecesor. That is to say, that all support shall be withdrawn and we shall consider more active support of the USA, should the need arise. Secondly, on matters pertaining to the Marxist revolution in Great Britain. I am prepared to show mercy, should the Revolutionaries now lay down their arms and return to their homes. her Majesties Government has listened to their cries and has changed our policy on the CSA as a result. Should the Revolutionaries not back down now however, I shall be forced, in the name of Queen Victoria, St George, Brittania and the almighty God himself, to use whatever force necessary to defend the British Empire and all its territories and persons from these Revolutionaries.
*Cries of 'HERE, HERE!' and applause*
OOC: Excellent.
OOC: Didn't Victoria have real power at this point though?
Same amount as Lizzy has now. Theoretically, she can screw over Parliament at a lot of oppurtunities. Parliaments solution to this is the block.
If the Empire falls, I couldnt stand to play the Marxists. Ireland on the other hand...