As tensions between Putrajaya and Istana Negara simmer, some Umno figures are proposing that the party jettisons Perikatan Nasional in favour of a new interim government.

In a statement today, Umno vice-president Mohamed Khaled Nordin said quitting PN was the better alternative to allowing the country's problems to fester.

"Umno must use this opportunity to show leadership for a country that is in desperate need of it.

"Umno must save Malaysia by working towards...