1895 vote of no confidence in the Rosebery ministry

[1] Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery had become Prime Minister in March 1894, following William Ewart Gladstone's resignation, being the personal choice of Queen Victoria.

Rosebery was told by the Queen's emissary (her physician, Sir James Reid) that he was "the only man of your party she likes and trusts".

[3] The Conservative frontbench had been assured privately that there were adequate supplies, and cordite could be manufactured quickly,[4] but the party chose to raise the issue in the House of Commons on 21 June when the Army Estimates came up for debate.

On 22 June, he and his ministers tendered their resignations to the Queen, who invited the Unionist leader, Lord Salisbury, to form a government.

The following month, the Unionists won a crushing victory in the 1895 general election, and held power for ten years (1895–1905) under Salisbury and Arthur Balfour.