As Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin moves to close ranks with PAS after the party took over leadership of Perikatan Nasional, a group of 18 MPs aligned with sacked Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainudin has similarly pledged loyalty to the Islamist party. 

Speaking on condition of anonymity, one of the MPs claimed that all of them, along with Hamzah, have pledged support to PAS and the party’s vice-president, Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, as the new PN chairperson succeeding Muhyiddin.

“Certainly, we...