After the January 1910 election, an all-party Conciliation party, consisting of 36 members of parliament and chaired by Lord Lytton,[1] proposed the new Parliamentary Franchise (Women) Bill.
Prime Minister Asquith agreed to give the bill parliamentary time after pressure from the Cabinet.
However, in November Asquith announced that he was in favour of a manhood suffrage bill and that suffragists could suggest and propose an amendment that would allow some women to vote.
[4] On 21 November 1911, the Women's Social and Political Union carried out an "official window smash" along Whitehall and Fleet Street; its targets included the offices of the Daily Mail and the Daily News and the official residences or homes of leading Liberal politicians.
[7] The Franchise Bill, for universal manhood suffrage, was introduced in 1912 but was strongly criticised and made no progress.