Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has claimed that 31 BN MPs are backing the Perikatan Nasional government and want its legitimacy tested when Parliament convenes in September.

However, his list includes at least three individuals who were part of the group with Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that announced it had withdrawn support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and PN.

Ismail announced the list of 31 during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur this morning.