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IOTL, Gladstone draft the bill in secret. But now, he was able to convince Chamberlain to join his cause and the two drafted the HR Bill together.

What would be the political consequences of this?
Note that in this case, only the Whigs would defect but the Chamberlainites would stay.

Some ideas:

- Liberal Party would still hold the advantage in elections during the remainder of the 19th century, despite Tories would be stronger under Salisbury's leadership, partly because Birmingham would remain their cornerstone powerbase that the Tories would have no chance to win. The Tories would be crushed if Salisbury is still succeeded by Arthur Balfour.

- Many radicals who eventually became socialists IOTL like Ramsay MacDonald or George Lansbury actually saw Chamberlain as a beacon during the 1880s. ITTL they might stay Liberals (left wing).

- Many of the Chamberlainites were industrialists, thus Liberal Party would cover a huge spectrum from the left to centre, and their funding would be much stronger. If this stance could be maintained until after ww1, it could be a cornerstone for industrial democracy and co-ownership like IOTL Germany, which would vastly improve industrial relations.
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