gas to disperse demonstrators bringing down barricades outside the residence of the country s president gota baya rajapa ksa. protesters are calling for the president s resignation they accuse him of mishandling the economy. here in the uk, there has been severe travel disruption at the port of dover as liverpool fans heading to the champions league final in parisjoined families heading across the channel on holiday during the school half term break. airlines also cancelled a number of flights blaming a range of issues including air traffic restrictions. 0ur correspondent simon jones has the latest. the great getaway is not so great when you re stuck in queues at dover. football fans and half term holiday makers faced delays of several hours. charlotte nobbs was trying to hitchhike her way to see family in france after exhausting other options. i was supposed to go and fly this morning back to france.
addressed the nation in an attempt to solve the political crisis facing the country. sri lanka has been witnessing weeks of protests against the government, and the protesters have been accusing the government of mismanaging the economy. and the prime minister was forced to resign on monday after violence during these protests. now, president gota baya raja pa ksa says a new cabinet will be formed within a week, acceptable to the public and also parliament. and he s willing to amend the constitution to transfer more powers to parliament. he will have discussions with the coming interim government about abolishing the executive presidency in the country, and he also warned that strict action would be taken against anyone who damaged public property or threatening lives. this speech comes on the backdrop of even the central bank governor warning that if there is no political stability here in this country, then we can expect more long power cuts and fuel shortages.
trail. thank you so much for speaking to us. sri lanka s president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has promised to appoint a new cabinet within a week but stopped short of stepping down himself. he made the pledge in his first address to the country since anti government protests erupted last month. his brother, the prime minister, resigned on monday. anbarasan ethirajan is in colombo. the sri lankan president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has addressed the nation in an attempt to solve the political crisis facing the country. sri lanka has been witnessing weeks of protests against the government, and the protesters have been accusing the government of mismanaging the economy. and the prime minister was forced to resign on monday after violence during these protests. now, president gota baya raja pa ksa says a new cabinet will be formed within a week, acceptable to the public and also parliament. and he s willing to amend the constitution to transfer more powers to parliament.
of foreign exchange reserves. they are struggling to import basic supplies like fuel and food at the moment, they are getting these things from india on a credit line. so, economists warn that if this political instability continues, if there is no agreement between the political parties to form a government, that will have a devastating effect on the economy because the country s already running low on revenue. so, if the investors want to come in, if the imf wants to give a loan, or any other foreign country wants to help sri lanka, they would like to see political stability and that is what the central bank governor was warning. now, it remains to be seen whether the protesters will accept what president gotabaya said this evening, a few minutes ago, because they ve also been demanding the resignation of gota baya raja pa ksa, saying we need a new political system for sri lanka. authorities in shanghai are further restricting access to hospitals and food as the city enters the mos
sri lanka has been witnessing weeks of protests against the government, and the protesters have been accusing the government of mismanaging the economy. and the prime minister was forced to resign on monday after violence during these protests. now, president gota baya raja pa ksa says a new cabinet will be formed within a week, acceptable to the public and also parliament. and he s willing to amend the constitution to transfer more powers to parliament. he will have discussions with the coming interim government about abolishing the executive presidency in the country, and he also warned that strict action would be taken against anyone who damaged public property or threatening lives. this speech comes on the backdrop of even the central bank governor warning that if there is no political stability here in this country, then we can expect more long power cuts and fuel shortages. this is a very stark warning from the central bank governor because sri lanka has run out