What is the Salisbury Convention?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The Lords do not oppose manifesto commitments at second reading
- Step 1: It is an unwritten rule that the Lords will not vote down bills promised in the governing party's manifesto.
- Step 2: It dates from the 1940s.
Answer
The Lords do not oppose manifesto commitments at second reading.
Why not the others: The royal assent and Speaker rules are separate conventions, and ministers can also sit in the Lords.
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