WI: John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, liberal prime minister in 1905

According to what I have read about him, the Earl Spencer was the most probable choice for liberal prime minister in 1905. Unfortunately for him, he suffered a major stroke which ended his political career, only two months before the Liberals' return to power. In consecuence, Edward VII appointed Henry Campbell-Bannerman as liberal prime minister.

But what if the Earl Spencer doesn't suffer a stroke and is appointed prime minister instead of Campbell-Bannerman? How would that change the history? As I have read, the Earl Spencer was a strong supporter of Home Rule for Ireland, so can an earlier Third Home Rule Act be proposed?
 
A Third Home Rule Act might well be proposed, but the Liberals would have to have the House of Lords on side for it to work. Given the problems that Asquith had with the Lords, you're probably going to have a constitutional crisis similar to the one of 1910 earlier.

Still if its debated earlier, there is a chance for it to be implemented before the beginning of World War I curtailed it.
 
What if the crisis with the house of lords causes the Liberals to change the constitution?

As well as Ireland, Spencer also had ideas on the Eastern Question as well.
 
Sadly I don't think Spenser could have forced the Home Rule issue to a head unless the Liberals did so badly in the election they needed Irish votes for a majority. The bulk of the Liberals had at best lukewarm views towards Home Rule (remember Rosebery was effectively a small 'u' unionist) and even a Gladstonian leader would have a very hard time pushing a new Home Rule Bill which by defenition would become the defining feature of a parliament.

Granted a Spenser led government would not be the loveless political marriage the Redmond and Asquith partnership was but still it would take a lot of determination on Spenser's part.
 
And what about other policies? I supose that he will not follow the same policies than Campbell-Bannerman, and that his cabinet will be different.
 
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