Events

On 30th November, 1909 the Conservative dominated House of Lords rejected Lloyd-George's "People's Budget". This led to a long running constitutional crisis that saw two General Elections, the threat of creating hundreds of new Liberal life-peers to reflect the political make-up of the elected house and eventually the Parliament Acts of 1909 and 1911 which, amongst other things, revoked the ability of the House of Lords to obstruct a government finance bill.