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November 15, 2019updated 30 Sep 2022 8:35am

News diary 18-24 November: ITV hosts first election debate and Extinction Rebellion plans hunger strike

By Foresight News

Foresight News provides a look-ahead to the key events that need to be in your news diary for next week… 

The Confederation of British Industry holds its flagship annual conference on Monday and, with less than four weeks of campaign time left, it offers an opportunity for political speakers including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson to make an election pitch directly to an influential business audience.

Labour will be particularly keen to make a positive impression after its spending plans came in for heavy criticism in recent weeks, from the Conservative Party’s disputed £1.2tn claim to the CBI’s own estimate of a £196bn price tag on the party’s renationalisation proposals.

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