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Events on Friday 26 June 1846 1
1846Repeal of the Corn LawsBritain abolishes protective tariffs on grainThe Importation Act received royal assent and phased out the duties on imported grain. Robert Peel pushed repeal through against most of his own Conservative Party, a turning point for free trade in Britain.