The Week: Trump’s Tariffs

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Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Adam, Chris, Alex and Gary discuss what the impact of President Trump’s tariffs could be on the UK. What it means for the unique case of Northern Ireland? And, what the American people make of it all?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.8	I thought we'd start with a little challenge because our colleague Gary O'Donohue is here from Washington.
0:09.4	It's got a little transatlantic tariff twist.
0:12.6	Well, basically like everything these days.
0:14.5	So today, on Thursday, as we're recording this episode,
0:18.6	the government published its list of products that it might put tariffs on in a few months' time if it wants to retaliate against the US for the tariffs.
0:26.6	The US has put on the UK. And it is 417 pages long. I spent too long today looking at this.
0:32.6	So the challenge is, I'm going to control F this document
0:37.8	and you have to come up with something that's not in this document.
0:41.6	Oh, that's quite hard because it's got so many weird things.
0:43.8	And it's got things like parts for roller coaster.
0:46.6	I love the roller coaster.
0:47.5	Yeah.
0:48.1	So, Chris, name an item.
0:51.2	It can be as normal or as weird as you like.
0:53.0	That is not in there.
0:54.2	Yeah.
0:54.8	Frisbee.
0:56.2	Oh.
0:56.8	That's a good one.
0:57.8	Maybe.
0:58.8	Frisbee.
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