Bringing down barriers

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has outlined her intentions bring down barriers to closer integration with the EU's defence industry - with an eye on its huge spending plans. We speak to the UK industry's trade body to discover what's at stake. And ahead of the publication of the UK's GDP figures for the end of last year, we speak to a businesswoman and a finance expert to hear their thoughts on what the economy needs to grow. Also, musical Billy Elliot is going on tour, more than 20 years after it left the West End. We'll be finding out why shows like this are so important to keep the arts alive outside London.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.
0:05.6	Oh, hello. You have chosen a BBC podcast, but before you listen to it, we thought you might like our podcast too.
0:12.1	You might. You might. It is called Sightraught with me, Nick Grimshaw.
0:15.2	And me, Annie Mack. And we talk about the week in music.
0:18.2	All the news, all the cultural happenings in the UK and beyond.
0:22.2	And great guests.
0:23.3	And it's on BBC Sounds.
0:24.7	Yes, where you can also enjoy lots of playlists, music mixes and live radio.
0:29.9	Everything from my Six Music Breakfast Show to Radio 3 Unwind.
0:34.5	But obviously start with our podcast, sidetrack.
0:36.3	Obviously.
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0:38.2	So if you like music, listen on BBC Sounds.
0:41.6	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:45.8	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:48.9	Hello, welcome.
0:50.0	It is Wake Up to Money.
0:51.4	A question today.
0:52.5	Getting closer to the EU.
0:54.2	Should the UK be doing that?
0:55.5	At least a bit that's spending big on defence, should we be taking an opportunity for defence companies here to share in a £130 billion security fund across the continent?
1:07.5	We'll have a look at the detail of that.
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