Confidence and supply

Confidence and supply is an agreement in a Westminster system government where parties or independents agree to support the minority government in votes of no confidence and appropriation or budget (supply) votes. This lets the government keep control of the lower house.[1][2][3]

References
  1. James Cook, Governments, coalitions and border politics, BBC News, 7 May 2010
  2. Why the PM is safe in No 10 for the moment, The Independent, 8 May 2010
  3. https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/IfG%20Insight%20Confidence%20and%20Supply%20final.pdf


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