Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said he was a "bit careless" to say some communities risked being "swamped" by EU migrants.
The minister had been criticised for comments made during a Sky News interview, in which he also said towns felt "under siege" from migrant workers.
While he did not apologise for the remarks, he indicated that he regretted the language he used.
"I was a bit careless with my words, I accept that," he told Sky News.
"But yes there is pressure now, there are a large number of people coming here from the rest of Europe.
"This is one of the more successful economies in Europe and there is pressure as a result of that migration on social services, on housing, on school places for example and that's what the Prime Minister will be addressing when he puts forward his proposals for some kind of control."
Mr Fallon had made the comments while discussing Germany's opposition to changing free movement rules within the EU.
He told Sky News: "The Germans haven't seen our proposal yet, and we haven't seen our proposal yet.
"That is still being worked on at the moment to see what we can do to prevent whole towns and communities being swamped by huge numbers of migrant workers.
"In some areas, particularly on the east coast, yes, towns do feel under siege from large numbers of migrant workers and people claiming benefits. It is quite right that we look at that."
Energy Secretary and Lib Dem Ed Davey, also appearing on Sky News' Murnaghan show, had defended EU rules that allow freedom of movement.
He said: "I've worked with Michael Fallon and I really respect him, but I think those comments are more based on the Conservative concerns of the UKIP threat in the Rochester by-election than they are based on the facts."
Labour's Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, said Mr Fallon's original comments had been "nasty, inappropriate and wrong".
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