MPs want anti-hopping law passed first, say flaws can be fixed later

Despite concerns raised over the government’s planned anti-hopping law, lawmakers from both sides of the divide have said the priority is to get the necessary constitutional amendments passed first before trying to fix any issues that may crop up afterwards.

Umno’s Padang Rengas MP Nazri Abdul Aziz said it is more important to have something that can stop party-hopping before the next general election comes than something that is “perfect straightaway”...