Constitutional Crises: Peoples Budget 1909-1910

Question 1

Who was the clash in parliament between?

Answer 1

Conservative- dominated House of Lords and liberal- dominated House of Commons

Question 2

Why did Lloyd George’s budget raise anger of the conservatives?

Answer 2

They feared the ideas of taxation was an attack on the rich

Question 3

In November 1909, who rejected/ vetoed the budget?

Answer 3

The House of Lords

Question 4

What happened due to the House of Lords rejecting the budget?

Answer 4

• the convention that the Lords should not interfere with ‘money bills was broken’
• the Liberal government was left with no authority to collect taxes

Question 5

What was there no choice but to do?

Answer 5

Call a general election in January 1910 on the issue