sentences:  The Liberal Unionists realized that they needed a closer relationship with the Conservatives.When Hartington took his seat in the House of Lords as the Duke of Devonshire, Chamberlain assumed the leadership of the Liberal Unionists in the House of Commons, resulting in a productive relationship with Balfour, leader of the Conservatives in the Commons.Obliged to compromise with the Irish Nationalists, Gladstone introduced the Second Home Rule Bill in February 1893.