Possible Clues:

• Excessively strain English king in public
• Hedging before vote, public work too hard
• Past runner right to exercise unduly?
• Ask too much of English king in public
• Push too far
• Put a strain on old father retiring and apply influence
• Work too hard crossing river, right?
• Old audit including King and Queen's tax
• Finished with struggle in Labour, as it sounds like it's too much work
• English king cutting public tax beyond what's reasonable