The minister for Europe, Keith Vaz, made the charge while attempting to rally public support for the EU, which is flagging.
Opinion polls continue to indicate falling support for the UK's membership.
That's what the people of Britain have been telling me. But speaking in defence of the press, Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore said that Mr Vaz's attempts to flag up the EU was really an attempt to put the case for entry into the single currency. There are many people in favour of membership of the EU who are against abolishing the pound. This is constantly obscured by the government. Great newspapers ought to tell the truth and put the facts out before the British people.