Results of the Constitutional crisis 1909-11:

The Parliament Act made the British Constitution more democratic and moved the centre of power to the House of Commons. Traditional Conservatives blamed Balfour and he was forced to resign in November 1911, being replaced by Andrew Bonar Law.

As a result of the Parliament Act the House of Lords lost its right to reject Budgets.
Could delay other legislation for no longer than 2 years.
The maximum period between general elections was decreased from 7 years to 5.
First reform of the Lords power ever.
The 1910 elections left the Liberals and Conservatives with the same number of seat in the House of Commons, making the Liberal government increasingly reliant on Labour and Irish Nationalists. This meant that the Liberals were under pressure to accommodate the political goals of these parties.

The Osborne Judgement: In 1909, Walter Osborne won a landmark ruling making it illegal for trade unions to collect a political levy (some subscription fee for trade unions going to the Labour Party). As a Liberal supporter Osborne objected to some of his annual fee going to a rival "socialist party". This was particularly disastrous for Labour as they relied on this political levy to fight elections and to pay its MPs. The loss of this income would jeopardise the party's existence.
Under pressure from the Labour Party to counteract the Osborne Judgement, the Liberal Government passed two political reforms of long-standing significance.

Payment of MPs Act, 1911: Provided a state salary of £400 per year for MPs. Previously, MPs had not been paid, which had been a disadvantage for Labour MPs who did not have the inherited private wealth or professional sources of income enjoyed by Liberal and Conservative MPs.
Trade Union Act, 1913: This Act restored the legality of the political levy but required unions to allow individual members to opt out.

These two Acts strengthened the Labour Party, ensuring that it continued to receive a regular income form the unions and that men of poor origins could afford to stand for election as MPs. However, the Liberals still did not consider extending the vote to all men and continued to resist demands for votes for women.

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