new, the clearances increased but there are continued obstacles to aid for people who are in desperate need. during the week of six to 12th of april, israel denied more than 40% of un requests that required passing through israeli checkpoints. we urgently need the meaningful, measurable progress, including the unrestricted delivery of aid via ashdod port and restarting of the water line. to avert imminent famine and further preventable deaths from disease, we need a quantum leap in humanitarian aid to palestinians in gaza. food is essential. so our clean water, sanitation and health care. this means addressing the challenges impeding delivery on the ground. humanitarian agencies led by
of ukraine warare terms of escalation in the context of ukraine war are huge. something which of course of ukraine war are huge. something which of course you of ukraine war are huge. something which of course you were of ukraine war are huge. something which of course you were deeply - which of course you were deeply involved in when you are working for the foreign representative in a previous life. thank you very much for that. previous life. thank you very much forthat. let s previous life. thank you very much for that. let s talk about the political situation in sri lanka. it is extremely fragile. today the president gotabaya rajapaksa fled the chaos for the island paradise of the maldives while installing his prime minister the deeply unpopular ranil wickremesinghe as his successor. how did we get to this point? the crisis, which has been years in the making, came to a head on the 1st of april when president rajapaksa and his brother, the prime minister, mahinda rajapaksa,
sheer incompetence, mismanagement and agreed and the rajapaksa family embodied that, they embodied three things, first is authoritarianism, second is corruption and the third is ethnic chauvinism, all of this came to a head when gotabaya rajapaksa became president. i5 came to a head when gotabaya rajapaksa became president. is in rajapaksa became president. is in sri lanka and s rajapaksa became president. is in sri lanka and s economic problems mounted and fuel protests rose, protests broke out earlier this year, ordinary people turning their fury on the government. on the 1st of april a state of emergency was declared but the protests went on. on the 12th of april the government announced it was defaulting on its entire foreign debt after running out of money to import supplies. in may, rajapaksa resigned as promised and had to be rescued from his home after it was stormed by protesters. by after it was stormed by protesters. byjune, the un was warning of a humanitarian emergency,
have won over. he is the prime minister. i have won over. he is the prime minister. . ., ., have won over. he is the prime minister. ., ~ ., minister. i will come to the ukraine in a moment minister. i will come to the ukraine in a moment as minister. i will come to the ukraine in a moment as i minister. i will come to the ukraine in a moment as ijust minister. i will come to the ukraine in a moment as ijust left minister. i will come to the ukraine in a moment as ijust left a - minister. i will come to the ukraine in a moment as ijust left a virtual. in a moment as ijust left a virtual meeting with president biden, question mark one, chancellor scholz and other world leaders but let me begin in all humility by saying that on the 12th of april i received a fixed penalty notice relating to an eventin fixed penalty notice relating to an event in downing street on the 19th ofjune 2020. i paid the fine immediately and i offered the british people a full apology and i take this op
by saying that on the 12th of april, i received a penalty notice relating to an event on the 19th of june 2020. i paid the fine immediately. and i offered the british people a full apology. i said that people have a right to expect better of their prime minister. and i repeat that, mr. speaker, again, in the house now. and he has been fined for not observing those laws. up next. fair play. 50 years after title nine was passed, my conversation with activist and sports icon, billy jean king, her continued push for equality. and the lasting impact and historic battle of the sexes. stay with us. billy, you mean to say you think i put women down? is that what you re saying i m