Moreover, with Grenville and George III jointly pushing for it, the United Kingdom's electoral reform was completed in just three weeks.
Although "Rotten Boroughs" had not been abolished in large numbers, emerging cities such as Manchester and Liverpool gained quite a few seats. In accordance with prior deals, the MPs from these constituencies cast their votes for Pitt the Younger.
And so, after nearly three years, William Pitt once again took the seat of British Prime Minister.
Pitt the Younger disliked Grenville's approach of "cooperation" and "borrowing strength." After moving into 10 Downing Street, he immediately replaced every Cabinet minister except the Minister of the Interior, Duke of Portland, filling the Cabinet entirely with members of the Tory Party.
Well, Duke of Portland had shown great firmness and decisiveness during the previous suppression of the citizens' riots, earning Pitt the Younger's admiration.
Pitt the Younger delivered his inauguration speech in the morning, then swiftly convened his first full Cabinet Meeting that afternoon.
He knew full well the immense challenges facing the empire. The increasingly powerful opponent across the channel would not leave him a single chance to slacken.
He had long since conceived his strategic plan.
The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lord Hawkesbury, was dispatched to Austria to promote a new Anglo-Austrian Alliance.
The Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viscount Castlereagh, headed to Russia to continue the task Fox had failed to complete—persuading the Tsar to commit his strength to Europe.
Speaker Henry Addington traveled to the Americas to sign secret agreements with the United States and the Portuguese-Brazilian United Kingdom.
The newly appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Melville, received an appropriation of nearly one million Pound Sterling to oversee the mass construction of new Battleships.
However, Pitt the Younger had not completely abandoned Steam Warships.