Lords pass Parliament bill

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Domains

Regulation of government and electoral processes

Dates

Date of occurrence 1911

Places

United Kingdom (Location)

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The Lords decide not to insist on their amendments. This resolved the constitutional struggle to curb the House of Lords' influence, and saved George V from having to keep his promise to the Liberal government by creating enough new peers to defeat the opposition.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Lords pass Parliament bill". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=12000, accessed 26 April 2024.]

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