The Corn Laws, Trade & Trump

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Politics Unpacked
Donald Trump says tariffs are "the greatest thing ever invented". Are there unlikely parallels with 19th century prime minister Robert Peel and the corn laws? Historian AN Wilson joins Hugo Rifkind for his weekly look at how the present can resemble the past. He also speaks to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born writer and free speech campaigner.

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