A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.

It was never likely to be smooth sailing for the Conservative Party this week in any event, beginning with former Tory MP Imran Khan being sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (23 May). Khan was found guilty last month of sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a party in Staffordshire in 2008, and his subsequent resignation as Member of Parliament for Wakefield has now set the stage for one of two key by-elections next month. It’s unlikely the government will be given an easy ride in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon either, as the hugely controversial Public Order Bill gets its second reading. Critics argue the proposed legislation, unveiled in the Queen’s Speech earlier this month, would introduce draconian measures aimed at “criminalising the right to protest”, though the Home Secretary says the Bill helps police “prevent antisocial protests from disrupting people’s lives”.  

Beyond Ukraine, keep an eye out for discussions with new Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (23 May), IAEA chief Rafael Grossi (24 May), Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin (25 May), and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (26 May).