The House of Representatives remains divided on whether to begin proceedings for a vote of no confidence on the Ismail cabinet. El Wafd party will submit a motion for hearings with the government required before casting a vote of no confidence, said the party’s spokesperson Mohamed Fouad. The party blames the cabinet’s economic group for failing to get a grip of runaway inflation. El Wafd was joined by the coalition led by the Egyptian National Movement Party, Al Shorouk reports. The Support Egypt coalition was also divided, with some MPs publicly supporting the move despite a statement by the coalition’s political bureaux declaring that it would not support a vote of no confidence. Members of the Free Egyptians Party, including the head of the House Transport Committee Saeed Toeima, came out in defense of the government.