KOTA KINABALU, June 24 -- Sabah Umno chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin has rejected the idea of negotiating with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) through intermediaries, insisting he does not need a middleman to decide whether to work with other political parties ahead of the state election.

The Lamag assemblyman reiterated his position that cooperation with the incumbent GRS was "impossible" unless they "cleanse their souls" first.

"They can work with GRS. And we can work with Pakatan Harapan (PH), but between me and GRS, let that remain between us. I don't need a middleman," Bung said when speaking to reporters after a women's empowerment programme organised by Majlis Amanah Rakyat here today,

He was responding to a question about the Un...