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Would the Socialist M. Émile Van der Velde accept the Premiership? Certainly. But neither the Catholics nor the Liberals would support him and, since a coalition government was the only one possible, M. Van der Velde had to renounce the Premiership...
George Downing, fell into the hands of the Crown. In 1732, George II offered No. 10 to Sir Robert Walpole, usually regarded as the first modern Prime Minister.* Sir Robert accepted the offer of the Premiership in perpetuity and took up his residence there in 1735, seven years before he resigned and became the Earl of Orford...
...Prime Ministers are still dependent for salary upon holding some other position, usually that of First Lord of the Treasury, and it is as such, and not as Prime Minister, that they are entitled to a seat in the Cabinet. In 1905, however, King Edward VII granted the Premiership constitutional recognition by granting the holder precedence next to the Archbishop of York...
Because of the strong anti-clerical feeling of his followers and his dependence on them to retain his Premiership, Herriot must of necessity oppose the Church. Ever since the Concordat of Napoleon with the Vatican, which established its position in France, the Catholic Church has been on the side of the Rovalists, and therefore directly opposed to republican principles. Furthermore the breaking of the Concordat in 1904 and Poincare's attempt to re-establish it in 1923 have aggravated a tense situation...
...Branting became a Socialist in his 21st year, after a trip abroad. Despite many obstacles, such as imprisonment and fines, he was undaunted in his efforts for Socialism, as his three tenures of the premiership so well show...