Jeffrey Sachs: How Britain’s electoral system fails democracy

In last week’s general election, fought mainly over Brexit, pro-remain parties received the most votes, yet the pro-leave Tories won a huge majority of seats, says Jeffrey Sachs.

On the most important issue in the UK’s modern history — whether to leave the European Union or remain — the electoral system produced an absurd result. A majority of the UK public wants to remain in the EU, and voted accordingly in the parliamentary election on December 12.