Umno has to admit that they are now facing an erosion of trust and must find ways to stay relevant, party vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein said.

"We cannot continue having denial syndrome.

"We have to clearly, courageously and sincerely admit that Umno is facing an erosion of trust," he stressed during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Convention on the Empowerment of the Muslim Agenda in Kuala Lumpur today.