Umno's Jerantut MP Ahmad Nazlan Idris has reportedly admitted to signing a statutory declaration (SD) backing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as the next prime minister.

Mingguan Malaysia, the weekend edition of Utusan Malaysia, quoted Nazlan as saying that he was prepared to try a new government as the previous Pakatan Harapan administration under Dr Mahathir Mohamad had failed and the current Perikatan Nasional (PN) government under Muhyiddin Yassin has not been successful in helping the people.

"So when the idea was raised to propose Anwar as the...