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This is a mistake.

Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/28/assisted-dying-supporters-to-force-through-bill-with-archaic-commons-procedure

Is it? The 1911 act is precisely there to stop the Lords being undemocratic.

But that's with commitments in the government's manifesto, this not a manifesto pledge, this would be as scandalous as the prorogation crisis.

The 1911Act, a mended by the Parliament Act 1949, which reduced the Lords' delaying power to one year, makes no mention of a manifesto pledge. That's just made up.

It is scandalous that the unelected body can frustrate the will of Parliament and of the large majority of voters. And it's a small minority in that unelected body that is doing the delaying.

We're in the Salisbury-Addison convention territory now.

The public support the death penalty in certain circumstances but I'm not seeing you advocate that.

I am sure you'd be raging if a Reform government tried this kind of shithousery with the death penalty.

This is a mistake.

Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/28/assisted-dying-supporters-to-force-through-bill-with-archaic-commons-procedure

Is it? The 1911 act is precisely there to stop the Lords being undemocratic.

But that's with commitments in the government's manifesto, this not a manifesto pledge, this would be as scandalous as the prorogation crisis.

The 1911Act, a mended by the Parliament Act 1949, which reduced the Lords' delaying power to one year, makes no mention of a manifesto pledge. That's just made up.

It is scandalous that the unelected body can frustrate the will of Parliament and of the large majority of voters. And it's a small minority in that unelected body that is doing the delaying.

This is a mistake.

Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/28/assisted-dying-supporters-to-force-through-bill-with-archaic-commons-procedure

Is it? The 1911 act is precisely there to stop the Lords being undemocratic.

This is a private members bill not a manifesto pledge

I don't think the 1911 Act says anything about private members bills - one way or the other. It uses the words 'public bills'.

This is a mistake.

Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/28/assisted-dying-supporters-to-force-through-bill-with-archaic-commons-procedure

Is it? The 1911 act is precisely there to stop the Lords being undemocratic.

But that's with commitments in the government's manifesto, this not a manifesto pledge, this would be as scandalous as the prorogation crisis.

Has it ever been used on a PMB?

According to the Guardian, the answer is no.

This is a mistake.

Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/28/assisted-dying-supporters-to-force-through-bill-with-archaic-commons-procedure

Is it? The 1911 act is precisely there to stop the Lords being undemocratic.

But that's with commitments in the government's manifesto, this not a manifesto pledge, this would be as scandalous as the prorogation crisis.

Has it ever been used on a PMB?

This is a mistake.

Assisted dying supporters ‘to force through bill with archaic Commons procedure’

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/28/assisted-dying-supporters-to-force-through-bill-with-archaic-commons-procedure

Is it? The 1911 act is precisely there to stop the Lords being undemocratic.

I thought the convention was that it would only be invoked on things in the government's manifesto - to avoid parties doing radical things with no consent.

I think you are conflating with the Salisbury convention - the lords doesn’t block manifesto commitments