in 1885, lord salisbury, a conservative, became prime minister, and chamberlain was no longer in government. the conservative government made many changes that pleased chamberlain, including free education for all children. because chamberlain and many other liberals disagreed with the liberal party about ireland, chamberlain made a new party, the liberal unionists. the liberal unionists shared power with the conservatives against the liberal party from 1886, but chamberlain was not in the government.