Sri Lanka’s President and PM to resign after tumultuous protests

Pressure on both men had grown as the economic meltdown set off severe shortages of essential items, leaving people struggling to buy food, fuel and other necessities

Protesters sit and walk around after storming at the Sri Lankan president’s office in Colombo (AP)

Sri Lanka’s President and Prime Minister have agreed to resign after protesters angry over the current economic and political crisis stormed both officials’ homes and set fire to one of the buildings.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will leave office once a new government is in place, hours before the speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would step down on Wednesday.