Will The Tories Make A Pact With Reform?

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The BBC's Newscast discusses an upcoming speech by Kemi Badenoch, a Conservative Party member, who refuses to make a deal with Reform. The episode also covers concerns over the death of a Russian scientist involved in plague research in Siberia and includes expert analysis on the situation.
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On a recent episode of the BBC's Newscast podcast, Chris spoke with Kemi Badenoch, who is preparing for her speech at the Conservative party conference. In their conversation, Badenoch stated she would not make a deal with Reform, despite speculation about potential alliances within the UK political landscape. The episode also covered international news regarding the death of a Russian scientist from a plague research center in Siberia; experts were brought in to discuss this development. Listeners can access Newscast through various platforms, including smart speakers and BBC Sounds, with new episodes released daily.

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⚖️ Leans right 🔴 6% hedged 3 of 47 📰 publisher trust 66
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 39 📰 publisher trust 72
“The articles discuss different moments: Article A covers a statement made during an interview about the Conservative Party conference, while Article B mentions Badenoch's speech preparation for the next day of the same event.”
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“The articles discuss similar topics but refer to different parts of an ongoing series of events. Article A covers Badenoch's statements during a conference, while Article B refers to an interview where she discusses her speech for the next day and other predictions.”
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The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 5% hedged 3 of 58 📰 publisher trust 61
“Article A describes Kemi Badenoch's speech on Sunday where she outlines the challenges for the Conservative Party, while Article B discusses an upcoming speech to the Conservative party conference scheduled for tomorrow morning from a conversation with Chris.”
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“Article A describes Badenoch's warning about radical measures during the Conservative Party conference, while Article B discusses a speech she is preparing to give at the conference but focuses more on her predictions and refusal to make a pact with Reform.”
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“Article A describes Mrs. Badenoch's speech opening the Conservative party conference, while Article B mentions an interview with her ahead of her speech at the conference.”
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⚖️ Leans right 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 19 📰 publisher trust 66
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Daily Mail
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 65
“Article A covers Kemi Badenoch's pledges on the first day of the Conservative Party conference, while Article B discusses an interview with her before she gives a speech at the same conference, but describes different content and timing.”

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BBC BBC Sounds Conservative Newscast Reform

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BBC ORG · 3× Newscast ORG · 3× Adam PERSON · 2× Chris PERSON · 2× Conservative NORP · 1× Kemi Badenoch PERSON · 1× Reform ORG · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Simon Clarke PERSON · 1× Vitaly Shevchenko PERSON · 1×

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If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC.
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Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

Available for over a year Today, Chris has been speaking to Kemi Badenoch as she limbers up for her speech to the Conservative party conference tomorrow morning. asserted
she → speak → conference
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. asserted
she → discuss → Reform
Plus, the US says it is closely watching the death of a Russian scientist who works at a plague research centre in Siberia. asserted
who → say → 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. asserted
what → join → bottom
You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. asserted
You → listen → speaker
If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. asserted
you → want → Newscast
It works on most smart speakers. asserted
It → work → speakers
New episodes released every day. asserted
episodes → release → ?
If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. asserted
Newscast → listen → BBC
It was made by Anna Harris with Cordelia Hemming and Sophie Millward. asserted
It → make → Hemming
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