hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sri lanka s president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has announced he will be stepping down. it comes after protesters stormed his official residence and set fire to the prime minister s house. roger hundreds of thousands of demonstrators descended on the capital colombo after months of protests over economic mismanagement. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel, and medicine. from the capital colombo, our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan now reports. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, but the crowds were more determined. and they kept surging forward until eventually they converged on the presidential palace and took over the home and office of the man they want to force from power. he
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correspondent at the guardian and sam lister who s the deputy political editor at the daily express. hello at the daily express. again. nice to see you both. the observer s front page is about the conservative leadership contest. they report that a senior tory believes borisjohnson is bitter and say he s trying to wreck rishi sunak s bid to replace him . the sunday telegraph is also leading on the leadership contest but they focus on jeremy hunt and sajid javid, reporting that they re both calling for cuts to taxation. the sunday times takes a similar line on the leadership contest by highlighting issues around tax. they report that the former chancellor rishi sunak is being attacked from all sides . the mail on sunday announces that the foreign secretary liz truss is going to put her name forward for the leadership contest. they report that she ll reverse rishi sunak s tax hikes. meanwhile the front page of the sunday express is more focussed on brexit they quote the brexit mini