Umno information chief Shahril Sufian Hamdan has maintained that his party deserves the position of deputy prime minister.

This was despite Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi advising his party not to pressure Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin into giving the party the deputy premier's post.

Zahid's comment came hours after Mingguan Malaysia published an interview with Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob who said his party will raise...