Why green groups have a right to be heard on the EU referendum | John Sauven

New charities guidance does not exclude us from the debate - we have an obligation to explain the environmental repercussions of Brexit

In a front-page story in Monday's Telegraph, Eurosceptic MPs and "charity transparency" campaigners have joined forces to fulminate against environmental groups for daring to express their view on the EU referendum.

This move, their argument runs, will "infuriate" the organisations' supporters and may even be in breach of Charity Commission rules. A Telegraph editorial goes as far as accusing "many charities" of wanting Britain to stay in the EU because they receive money from Brussels.