ITV says it will hold election debate with or without May or Corbyn

Broadcaster has no plans to use empty chairs in place of Conservative or Labour leaders, who have refused to take part• General election 2017 – live updatesITV has said it will hold an election debate with or without either Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn, but is not planning to embarrass them with empty chairs.
Should the Conservative and Labour leaders not attend, the most high-profile party chiefs would be the Scottish National party’s Nicola Sturgeon and Tim Farron of the Liber