rachel reeves, thank you for being with us today.e, lots of stories updating. as staff who have been protesting this week after being asked to sign new contracts that require them to work more flexibly orface contracts that require them to work more flexibly or face redundancy. a bit ofan more flexibly or face redundancy. a bit of an ultimatum, it sounds like. you're watching business live. our top story: the us federal reserve looks set to cut interest rates today as fears grow over the strength of the global economy. a quick look at how the markets are faring. the ftse 100 the ftse100 is up the most compared to germany and france. the fragrance market has no shortage of products on offer. bottles of scent made pricy by expensive branding or endorsements from by a myriad of celebrities and tv commercials. glitzy ones, always. huge budgets. lots of money spent. well, after working for some of the biggest beauty brands, michelle feeney spotted a gap for a modern, sustainably minded and affordable perfume brand — floral street. it is e

rachel reeves.steps to bring in that bill, forcing the government to seek a brexit deadline extension. a senior conservative, sir oliver letwin, put in a formal request for an emergency debate on whether or not the commons should be able to take control of the agenda on wednesday, and use that time to pass legislation designed to prevent a no deal brexit. i am satisfied that the matter is proper to be discussed under the terms of standing order number 24. does the right honourable gentleman have the leave of the house? uproar. and so, mps moved on to that debate on whether or not they should take over the commons timetable to make room for legislation asking for an extension to the brexit deadline. and the vote at the end of it was decisive — borisjohnson losing his first commons vote by a clear majority. the ayes to the right, 328. the noes to the left, 301. well, immediately after that, it was announced that the government was throwing out of the party — removing the whip in the jargon — the 21 co