05/10/2026

16.00 CFI and the Jewish Chronicle

Birmingham ICC : Jane How

Israel’s Elections: A New Dawn for UK-Israel Relations?

Rt Hon Sir Andrew Mitchell MP (Member of Parliament , MP for Sutton Coldfield (Invited))
Richard Pater (BICOM, Chief Executive (Invited))
Tali Fraser (The Spectator, Commissioning Editor and Writer-At-Large (Invited))
Chaired by Lorin Bell-Cross (The Jewish Chronicle , Political Editor (Invited))

Join Conservative Friends of Israel and the Jewish Chronicle for a discussion on Israel’s forthcoming elections, one of the most momentous in the country’s history, and the impact they could have on the future of UK-Israel relations.

Drinks

06/10/2026

18.00 Big Brother Watch

Birmingham ICC : Disraeli Theatre

Free Speech in a "papers, please" society

Sir Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative Party, MP (Invited))
Lord Kempsell (Conservative Party, Life Peer (Invited))
Ella Whelan (Battle of Ideas, Co-convener and Journalist (Invited))
Silkie Carlo (Big Brother Watch, Director (Invited))

Free speech is in crisis. We ask: what needs to change? Our latest report, Britain's Free Speech Problem, reveals a postcode lottery for speech arrests, the harmful impact of online regulations, and a stream of laws clamping down on peaceful protest. Polling shows a majority of the public does not trust the Government to defend free expression. Join us to discuss the legal, cultural, and political answers to reviving this British tradition.