Politics round-up: Osborne on spending & Cameron speech on EU

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Rolling coverage of the day's political events in video and text
David Cameron tells CBI he is 'deadly serious' about wanting reform before backing UK staying in the EU
Chancellor George Osborne says he has secured deals on 30% cuts with four government departments

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Gavin Stamp and Rajdeep Sandhu

PM to speak 'off the cuff' at CBIpublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2015
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No 10: EU referendum 'not in June'published at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2015
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Supreme Court hears controversial rendition claimpublished at 08:16
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One of the most controversial claims of rendition involving the UK comes before the Supreme Court later.
The case, involving allegations against ex-Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and an ex-MI6 chief, has prompted an unprecedented battle over whether it can even begin.
Former Libyan dissident Abdul Hakim Belhaj says MI6 helped arrange his and his wife's rendition in 2004.
The Supreme Court will be asked to decide whether or not the couple can sue the government.
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Carmichael legal challenge to continuepublished at 08:14
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The next stage of the legal challenge to Alistair Carmichael's election as MP for Orkney and Shetland is due to resume later.
The election court will hear evidence from six witnesses over four days.
Four constituents raised the action against the former Scottish secretary under the Representation of the People Act 1983.
They claim the Lib Dem MP misled voters over a memo, which surfaced during the general election campaign, claiming SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon would rather have seen David Cameron become prime minister.
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MPs urge chancellor to 'supercharge' sciencepublished at 08:11
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The chancellor must "supercharge" the UK's science base with more funding, the new chairwoman of the Commons science committee has said.
Conservative MP Nicola Blackwood told BBC News that spending on science had to increase in the long term if the UK was to remain competitive.
She also said it was "farcical" that many scientific facilities were unused because of a lack of funds.
The government's chief scientific adviser is looking into funding.
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'No' campaigners urge CBI EU rethinkpublished at 08:10
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A group campaigning for the UK to leave the EU has urged the incoming leader of the Confederation of British Industry to rethink the lobby group's stance on the union.
Vote Leave, one of two exit campaigns, has previously accused the CBI of being "the voice of Brussels". It has written to Carolyn Fairbairn about its concerns.
The CBI, which is staging its annual conference on Monday, said she would give the letter "appropriate consideration" after she joins later this month.
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Osborne 'secures deals' on 30% cutspublished at 08:04
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Four government departments have provisionally agreed to cut their spending by an average of 30% over the next four years, Chancellor George Osborne is to announce later.
The transport, local government and environment departments, plus the Treasury, have all agreed deals ahead of the spending review on 25 November.
The cuts will help the public finances back into surplus, he will say.
A Treasury source told BBC News the agreements were "really good progress".
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Good morningpublished at 08:00
Hello and welcome to our coverage of what looks set to be a busy political day with Chancellor George Osborne setting out the need for departments to make more savings - while David Cameron is set to be the keynote speaker at the CBI's annual conference where the UK's future relations with the EU are set to come under the microscope.