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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Trade war of the worlds — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Trump’s trade war has begun as he seeks to bully the world with tariffs. What’s going on and what effects will we see in the coming days? And how will his whims wreak havoc on global relations? And looking closer to home, Brexit’s back on the menu. Starmer is off to meet EU leaders, what should we look out for? Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor discuss this and more as they lay out the week ahead.  We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit.     www.patreon.com/bunkercast       Written and presented by Ros Taylor with Gavin Esler. Audio production: Tom Taylor. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to start your week from the bunker.

1:24.0

I'm Ross Taylor and joining me to talk through this week's news is Gailen Esler.

1:25.4

Good morning, Rose.

1:30.4

Kirstama's heading to Brussels today and later in the show we'll be talking about whether there really will be a reset in UK-EU relations. But first, let's talk about what fresh

1:36.4

madness has just emerged from Trump World. Over the weekend, the new president announced

1:41.9

tariffs of 25% on Mexican and Canadian products

1:45.8

and an additional 10% on Chinese goods. Trump says the EU is next. As for the UK, we don't know,

1:53.3

he says apparently he's been getting on quite well with Kirstama. We're seeing the first moves

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