Proposed 30% tariff draws criticism from EU and Mexico

The Trump administration is proposing new tariffs on 24 countries, including all members of the European Union. Mexico, which sends 80% of its exports to the United States, would be particularly impacted. President Claudia Sheinbaum has expressed confidence that a new trade deal can be reached to avoid the threatened 30% tariff on Mexican imports, set to take effect in August. Donald Trump has also warned that retaliatory tariffs by other countries could trigger even higher US import taxes.

Also in the programme: we speak to a doctor in Gaza following another deadly incident near an aid site, and ask about the state of the health system there over the past year; and we look back at the assassination attempt on Donald Trump during his election campaign one year ago.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Baroness Arminka Helic, member of the UK House of Lords and Conservative Party foreign policy expert, and Steve Erlanger, chief diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times in Europe.

(Picture: US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington DC, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo)