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  2. Parliament Act 1911 - Wikipedia

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    The act effectively removed the right of the House of Lords to veto money bills completely, and replaced its right of veto over other public bills with the ability to delay them for a maximum of two years (the Parliament Act 1949 reduced this to one).

  3. Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 - Wikipedia

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    David Lloyd George. The 1911 Act was a reaction to the clash between the Liberal government and the House of Lords, culminating in the so-called "People's Budget" of 1909.In this Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George proposed the introduction of a land tax based on the ideas of the American tax reformer Henry George. [3]

  4. Reform of the House of Lords - Wikipedia

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    Labour Party campaign poster from 1910. The Parliament Act 1911 removed the ability of the House of Lords to veto money bills; with any other bills, the House of Commons was given powers to overrule the Lords' veto after three parliamentary sessions.

  5. House of Lords - Wikipedia

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    The House of Lords [a] is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [5] Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. [6] One of the oldest extant institutions in the world, its origins lie in the early 11th century and the emergence of bicameralism in the 13th century. [7 ...

  6. History of reform of the House of Lords - Wikipedia

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    The House of Lords Act 1999 withdrew the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords as the first stage of a planned reform by the Labour government of Tony Blair. [7] However 92 hereditary peers were allowed to remain pending completion of the second stage of the proposed reforms. [8]

  7. Parliament Act 1949 - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6.c. 103) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It reduced the power of the House of Lords to delay certain types of legislation – specifically public bills other than money bills – by amending the Parliament Act 1911.

  8. Politics of the United Kingdom in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    The House of Lords was always conservative and retained the power of suspensive veto over bills. Regarding money bills, the House did not have the power of suspensive veto; it could only propose amendments. The House of Lords had limited legislative power and its judicial powers were also restricted, although it remained the highest court of ...

  9. Royal assent - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, a bill is presented for royal assent after it has passed all the required stages in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the House of Commons may, under certain circumstances, direct that a bill be presented for assent despite lack of passage by the House of Lords. [70 ...