Why Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives won't make a pact with Nigel Farage's Reform UK? | BBC Newscast

This BBC News Newscast episode covers two stories. First, Chris speaks with Kemi Badenoch ahead of her speech to the Conservative party conference. Adam and Chris discuss what she said, including her predictions for the next election and why she says the Conservatives will not do a deal with Reform UK. The episode also looks at the US saying it is closely watching the death of a Russian scientist who works at a plague research centre in Siberia. Adam is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko, chief analyst for BBC Monitoring, and Dr Simon Clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading.

• Kemi Badenoch previews her speech to the Conservative party conference
• Discussion of her election predictions and her refusal to make a deal with Reform UK
• The US is closely watching the death of a Russian scientist at a Siberian plague research centre
• Analysis from Vitaly Shevchenko (BBC Monitoring) and Dr Simon Clarke (University of Reading)

Today, Chris has been speaking to Kemi Badenoch as she limbers up for her speech to the Conservative party conference tomorrow morning. Adam and Chris discuss what she had to say, including her predictions for the next election and why she says she won’t do a deal with Reform. Plus, the US says it is closely watching the death of a Russian scientist who works at a plague research centre in Siberia. Adam is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko, chief analyst for BBC monitoring and Dr Simon Clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading to get to the bottom of what’s going on. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews