welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres
the fact that it will be penny mourdaunt and not the prime minister will mourdaunt and not the prime minister wil a; mourdaunt and not the prime minister will offer some rest bite, but i understand will offer some rest bite, but i understand from will offer some rest bite, but i understand from nigel farage s to eat, that ll be a big emphasis. i eat, that ll be a big emphasis. i think the overall picture is that every think the overall picture is that every party will go for the conservative representative because they ve conservative representative because they ve each got something to gain from it they ve each got something to gain from it. there ll be lots of standing from it. there ll be lots of standing back from other parties and i m afraid standing back from other parties and i m afraid penny will be in for quite i m afraid penny will be in for quite a i m afraid penny will be in for quite a tough this evening. daughter of a paratr00per. quite a tough this eve
let s speak to our uk political correspondent rob watson. rob, has the mist cleared and he? i must say, you ve set it all up very nicely. has the mist cleared? you can see that bit better, can t you? i think you don t have to be the greatest navigator in the midst or the sharpest political reporter who ever lived to figure out this is now a three horse race, and that rishi sunak is pretty much certainly going to be one of them so that leaves you with the big question, will he be up against liz truss or penny mourdaunt? be up against liz truss or penny mourdaunt? ~ , ., ., mourdaunt? well, why don t we go through some mourdaunt? well, why don t we go through some of mourdaunt? well, why don t we go through some of the mourdaunt? well, why don t we go through some of the aspects - mourdaunt? well, why don t we go through some of the aspects of - mourdaunt? well, why don t we go i through some of the aspects of those two candidates, when we talk about rishi sunak and penny mour
not seeking asylum, nor are they offering him asylum. the 73 year old left his country on sunday for the maldives after violent protesters took over the presidential palace. now officials here in singapore have already warned people not to protest because it is illegal. even one person holding a banner can be considered to be in a legal assembly, and anyone who is a four year protesting could be deported. it is unclear where his final whereabouts will be. anyone who is a foreigner protesting. just five candidates remain in the running to be the next conservative party leader and prime minister. conservative mps voted in the first of a series of secret ballots. let s listen to that announcement. badenoch, 49. suella braverman, 27. mourdaunt, 83. sunak, ioi. truss, 64. tugenhadt, 32.