Saturday, 12 Dec 2020 06:59 AM MYT
BY SOO WERN JUN
Although the Cabinet is ultimately answerable to Parliament, Kuala Lumpur Bar Practice Reform Committee’s Surendra Ananth said the composition of the Cabinet was the prerogative of the prime minister. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 The collective responsibility of the Cabinet meant a confidence motion on it would also have the effect of one against the prime minister, said law experts.
Commenting on Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s suggestion for such a motion against the Perikatan Nasional government, they agreed this could serve as a proxy for a vote of confidence specifically on the PM.