‘I should have stepped down today’: Hannah Yeoh says Anthony Loke paid the price instead

Hannah Yeoh said Anthony Loke wanted DAP ministers to remain in the Cabinet to fulfil their promises to the people, despite stepping down himself. — Picture via Facebook/Hannah Yeoh

By Malay Mail

First Published: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026 9:01 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said she should have resigned from the Cabinet today, but DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke wanted the party’s ministers to remain in government to fulfil their promises to the people.

“I should have stepped down today, but my Secretary-General wants us to fulfill all our promises to the people and complete the unfinished work. In the end, he paid the price himself,” she said in a Facebook post today.

Her remarks came after Loke announced his resignation as transport minister with immediate effect, following the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision allowing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his SRC International prison sentence under house arrest.

Loke had first announced his intention to resign in September following the conditional pardon granted to Najib, but remained in the Cabinet temporarily at Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s request.

DAP had decided that its other ministers and deputy ministers would remain in government to maintain political stability and complete outstanding commitments.