YOUNGSTERS need to break away from spending time on social media to make sure they vote in the EU referendum, a Remain MP has said.

Hove MP Peter Kyle said he was worried about the referendum outcome despite the pro-EU camp “winning the argument” because he fears youngsters will not vote on the day.

Mr Kyle said: “We are ahead but only very narrowly and I think everything depends on younger voters which is why I am imploring them to engage.

“Three quarters of young people say they want Britain to remain but the problem is younger people express themselves in a different way than previous generations.

“With social media, they can express their opinion on any matter instantly and engage with people around the world so registering to vote privately and anonymously on one day is not something culturally important to them.”

Mr Kyle accused Leave campaigners of lying and called for prosecutions for the most unsubstantiated claims including a poster claiming Turkey is joining the EU.

The Labour MP said no independent report in the world supported Brexit and Leave campaigners questioning the evidence were the equivalent of “climate change deniers”.

A poll this week gave Remain voters a 13-point lead while a Lord Ashcroft poll revealed two-thirds of voters thought the country would vote Remain on June 23.

But Mr Kyle said he was not confident of the result because last year’s general election had eroded his faith in polls.

He added: “I think we won the argument four weeks ago when it became clear that the Leave campaign could not provide any evidence that our economy would be as resilient as it is today outside of Europe.

Leave campaigner Maria Caulfield was equally sceptical of the polls and felt that a third of voters were still undecided.

The Lewes MP said she believed the Leave campaign needed to make a stronger case that a changing EU would harm Britain in the future.

She said: “As someone who won a seat at the general election where the polls got it completely wrong I know that polls are not always correct.

“The people I have been talking to are split into thirds with one third still to make up their minds.

“There are figures quoted by both sides that are certainly questionable, people are desperate for information but they find it very difficult to get impartial advice.

“I think Leave have got to make the case that it is not a case of status quo if we stay in, that argument has not been made enough by the Leave campaign but it is something that frightens people.”