Nazri Abdul Aziz's attempt to strike a deal with prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim to ensure Umno's continued survival has met with opposition from grassroots members, who do not want to work with DAP.

In exchange for sparing Umno from being de-registered, Nazri had proposed that Umno MPs would form a pro-government bloc when Anwar succeeds Dr Mahathir Mohamad sometime in 2020...