What is Confidence and supply?
'''Confidence and supply''' is an [[agreement]] in a [[Westminster system]] [[government]] where [[political party|parties]] or [[independent politician|independents]] agree to support the [[minority government]] in [[motion of no confidence|votes of no confidence]] and [[appropriation bill|appropriation or budget (supply) votes]]. This lets the government keep control of the [[lower house]].<ref>James Cook, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/scotland/8668008.stm Governments, coalitions and border politics], ''[[BBC News]]'', 7 May 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/why-the-pm-is-safe-in-no-10-for-the-moment-1968190.html Why the PM is safe in No 10 for the moment], ''[[The Independent]]'', 8 May 2010</ref><ref>https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/IfG%20Insight%20Confidence%20and%20Supply%20final.pdf</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Coalition]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Government]] [[Category:Parliamentary procedure]]