Benjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield25 February 1867
Cabinet opts for the Ten Minutes Bill which Disraeli announces in the Commons
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Cabinet opts for the Ten Minutes Bill which Disraeli announces in the Commons
Disraeli passes the 2nd reform act through Parliament
The Commons votes to exclude strangers by 1 vote
The Conservatives defeat the budget in the Lords. Balfours mis-handling of the Parliament Act leads to a "Balfour Must Go" campaign
Votes against introducing TV cameras to the Commons, changes view in later years
Passes the Water Act through Parliament creating 10 water authorities
The re-introduction of capital punishment is rejected by a free vote in the Commons
The House of Lords rejects the War Crimes Bill
The House of Lords rejects the War Crimes Bill for the 2nd time
The Government uses the Parliament Act to pass the War Crimes Bill
Government attempts to add VAT on fuel are defeated in the House of Commons
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.