The Lords always posed difficulties, whenever the Liberals tried to pass a bill to reform legislation. It got so bad that, at one point, the government decided to put an end to this. The Parliament Bill was thus a weapon to limit the powers of the Lords, especially in matters pertaining to finance and its prominence in legislation. When the Lords attempted to stop this bill’s passage, the then Prime Minister Asquith appealed to King George V for help. The king promised the PM, that if necessary, he would create enough new Liberal peers to vote for the approval of the bill. The Lords of course, took a tough stance. The PM again went to the polls in December 1910, and won a clear majority. The king’s promise was made public, and the Lords had to concede. On August 10th, 1911, the Parliament Bill became law.
