Miliband calls for new vote on EU membership

Former foreign secretary David Miliband has repeated his call for a second Brexit referendum, warning that the deterioration in global stability since the 2016 vote has made it more dangerous for Britain.

In an implicit challenge to Jeremy Corbyn to back a second vote, Mr Miliband said it was “not good enough” for Labour to join Conservatives in saying it is too late for another poll.

With the US under president Donald Trump retreating from its role as the “anchor of global order” and other powers such as Russia and China flexing their muscles, Brexit will weaken the UK at a time when it can least afford it, he warned.

Writing in the New Statesman magazine, Mr Miliband said there was “plenty reason to reconsider the fateful step of leaving Europe’s political alliance”.