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Why did the liberal government come into conflict with the house of lords in the years 1906-1911?
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WHY DID THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT COME INTO CONFLICT WITH THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN THE YEARS 1906-1911? The liberal government came into conflict with the House of Lords for the fundamental reason that the Lords consisted of a huge majority of conservative supporters and members thus numerous differences of political views arose causing conflict between the Lords and the liberals. Bills presented to the Lords were not passed as they not were benefiting the conservative party due to this the liberals became frustrated as rejection of their bills became frequent, for example the veto of the plural voting bill 1906. The Lords were simply going to protect the interests of the conservative party and basically do whatever Mr.Balfour told them to do, which undoubtedly was going to cause conflict between the two houses. The liberals only alternative to deal with the problem of the Lords was to reduce there power but...
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