Politics Live: George Osborne EU speech in Germany

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Rolling coverage of all the day's political developments and key clips from BBC output
Influential committee of MPs warns against a vote on extending UK airstrikes to Syria
The government insists its position has not changed amid reports it has ditched plans to seek Commons approval
George Osborne sets out more details of the UK's EU demands during visit to Germany
He says the UK can have the "best of both worlds", with the benefits of the single market but not the "burdens" of bailing out the eurozone.

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Pippa Simm, Alex Hunt and Izin Akhabau

UK documentary makers face Indonesia jail termpublished at 08:20
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Neil Bonner and Rebecca Prosser were in Indonesia filming a documentary on maritime piracy
Two UK journalists are facing a prison sentence for allegedly filming a documentary about piracy in Indonesia while on a tourist visa.
Neil Bonner and Rebecca Prosser were arrested by the Indonesian navy off the island of Batam on 28 May and their trial started in September.
The pair are charged with violating immigration laws.
They were filming footage for a National Geographic show about maritime piracy in South East Asia.
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Nicky Morgan to send top teachers to struggling schoolspublished at 08:18
By Sean Coughlan, Education correspondent
Primary school pupils in England could face formal tests at the age of seven - and a pool of "elite teachers" will be recruited to work in struggling schools in coastal towns.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is to announce a package of measures aimed at tackling underachievement.
A target will require 90% of pupils to take core academic subjects at GCSE.
Head teachers' leaders warned a teacher shortage in some subjects made that target "immensely challenging".
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Standard Chartered cuts 15,000 jobs and raises $5.1bnpublished at 08:15
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Standard Chartered, the Asia-focused UK bank, is to cut 15,000 jobs and raise $5.1bn (£3.3bn) to create a "lean, focused and well-capitalised" group.
About $3bn being raised in the rights issue will cover reorganisation costs.
The remainder will be used to strengthen the bank's balance sheet.
The restructuring was announced as Standard Chartered reported a "disappointing" third-quarter pre-tax loss of $139m, external for the three months to September.
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Germany 'playing along with Osborne's 'crusade'published at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2015
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Osborne's Brussels trip 'a meaningless publicity stunt'published at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2015
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UK policy on Syria 'not changed', says ministerpublished at 08:10
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Following MPs' warning about any UK military intervention in Syria, Schools Minister Nick Gibb has said there has been no change of government policy on Syria.
He told BBC Breakfast the prime minister had always made it clear he would only seek parliamentary approval for air strikes in Syria, if there was consensus in the Commons.
"The policy has not changed", he said.
Right-to-buy defended as Housing Bill debatedpublished at 08:08
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Ministers have defended their plans to extend the right-to-buy to housing association tenants as parties clashed over the government's Housing Bill.
Communities Secretary Greg Clark said it would lead to an increase in housing stock and help people "realise the dream" of home ownership.
But Labour predicted a "fire sale" of affordable homes.
The Housing and Planning Bill, external is the first to be considered under new "English votes for English laws" rules.
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Police chiefs threaten Home Office with legal action over reformspublished at 08:06
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Some forces, including the Metropolitan Police, could lose out under new funding proposals
Six police and crime commissioners have threatened the Home Office with legal action over changes to the way police forces in England and Wales are funded.
The group, which also includes London's deputy mayor for policing, have written to the government arguing proposals are "deeply flawed", the Independent said, external.
The signatories, five of whom are Tories, say they will seek a judicial review unless the changes are halted.
The government has said the old funding formula was "not fit for purpose".
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George Osborne: UK does not want 'ever closer union'published at 08:04
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George Osborne met German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble in Berlin
The EU's drive towards an "ever-closer union" is causing "strains" in the UK's relationship with other European countries, the chancellor is to say.
George Osborne will demand legally-binding safeguards for the single market and a commitment not to "discriminate" against countries not in the euro if it is to remain in the EU.
Mr Osborne will make the comments to German business leaders in Berlin.
He has also been meeting his German counterpart, Wolfgang Schauble.
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Commons committee warns David Cameron against Syria votepublished at 08:02
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An influential Commons committee has urged David Cameron not to press ahead with a vote on UK air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria.
The Foreign Affairs Committee - which has a Conservative majority - said the prime minister should instead focus on efforts to end Syria's civil war.
It also raised concerns about the legal basis for any UK action.
Downing Street has strongly denied reports Mr Cameron has abandoned plans for a vote altogether.
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Good morningpublished at 08:00
Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of Tuesday's political developments. We'll start by bringing you a round up of all the main political stories this morning, plus the key lines from Today's interviews.