It is learnt that the meeting began at 5.30pm and lasted more than one hour.

Cars ferrying the Umno ministers were seen leaving the Prime Minister’s Office complex at 6.45pm.

Among those seen leaving the building were senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is also Bera MP and energy and natural resources minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, the Lenggong MP.

The car carrying health minister Dr Adham Baba, the Tenggara MP, was also seen leaving the place.

Attempts by journalists waiting at the entrance to the PMO complex to get comments from the ministers were futile as they did not stop their vehicles to speak to the press.

The ministers’ meeting with the prime minister came just a day after Umno, at its general assembly in Kuala Lumpur, decided to end political cooperation with PPBM for the 15th general election (GE15).

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the motion to sever political ties with PPBM going into GE15 was approved by delegates at the assembly.

The Umno assembly also approved a motion for the 42 MPs from Umno and Barisan Nasional to stop supporting the PN government once Parliament is dissolved. Muhyiddin is also chairman of the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition.