David Miliband: Brexit is wrecking British democracy

David Miliband: ‘When churches become sects, the system breaks down.’ Photograph: David Levenson/Getty ImagesBrexit has taken a wrecking ball to British democracy, with ministers counting on an outdated mandate to justify their decisions and the main parties in danger of turning into sects, former foreign secretary David Miliband has claimed. In a lecture on Thursday night, Miliband cited the refusal of the chancellor, Sajid Javid, to produce an economic impact assessment of Boris Jo