Trade, travel and turmoil

Wake Up To Money

BBC

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

France in political chaos after its Prime Minister resigns. France has now had 4 Prime Ministers in under a year.. Sir Keir Starmer flies to India for talks on trade with Prime Minister Modi. And why are more people choosing to go on holiday on their own?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
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0:15.8	Don't panic.
0:17.0	The Martin Lewis podcast is now twice weekly, helping you navigate our complex consumer world.
0:22.3	In one, I'll walk you through a big money-saving topic step by step.
0:26.2	Then in the new question time, you set the agenda and ask whatever's on your mind.
0:31.0	Within reason.
0:31.7	The Martin Lewis podcast, now twice weekly.
0:34.4	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:38.2	Wake up to money from BBC 5 Live.
0:42.3	Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money. Three big topics for you today. Trade, travel and political
0:48.0	turmoil. Sir Keir Stama's jetting off to India to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
0:53.6	to discuss implementation of
0:55.3	the free trade agreement signed in the summer. What next for France as the country lurches
1:00.6	from one political crisis to the next? The Prime Minister has resigned after just 26 days in office.
1:07.3	And there's been a surge in bookings for solo travellers with UK travel firms saying they've seen an increasing amount of individual bookings, particularly from women.
1:16.0	We'll have a look at what's going on.
1:18.3	Wake Up to Money from BBC Radio 5 Live.
1:22.7	Good morning, good morning.
1:24.4	It is 5 Live.
1:25.6	It is Wake Up to Money on Tuesday the 7th of October. It's just after 5 o'clock. Now, good morning. It is Five Live. It is wake up to money on Tuesday the 7th of October. It's
1:28.9	just after 5 o'clock. Now, regular listeners may have heard me on the program yesterday as a guest.
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