Japan elections and UK jobs
Wake Up To Money
BBC
4.1 • 775 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Leanna Byrne finds out how the Japanese economy will fare under PM Sanae Takaichi after her resounding victory in the weekend's snap election. And we get the latest snapshot of the UK's employment figures. Also, what does it take to fill the half-time advertising slot during the US's biggest sporting event? We touchdown with the creative mind behind one of this year's Superbowl ads.
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| 0:47.5 | Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money. It's a tale of two prime ministers today here in the UK. There's turmoil at the top of government for Cirqueur Starrmer. |
| 0:53.1 | His chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, has resigned, |
| 0:55.5 | taking full responsibility for advising the PM to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador |
| 1:01.7 | to the US. What does this mean for business confidence? And over in Japan, the mood couldn't be more |
| 1:06.9 | different. Sana'a Akki's gamble to call snap elections has paid off |
| 1:11.5 | and it's pushed |
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