article_snippet.sent: However, a major survey published today suggested Mr Farage's hard-line immigration stance was popular with the public.
article_snippet.sent: Barely one in ten electors say Barely one in ten electors are satisfied with Conservative border policies over the past five years.
article_snippet.sent: Of those who supported David Cameron in 2010, but now intend to vote for Mr Farage's party, 94 per cent are dissatisfied with immigration policy.
article_snippet.sent: This compared to 45 per cent of voters sticking with the Tories.
article_snippet.sent: For all voters, six in ten electors say six in ten electors are unhappy about the Tories handling of the nation's borders.
article_snippet.sent: A significant number of voters also insist immigration is still not being discussed enough by the politicians.
article_snippet.sent: The poll will now put pressure on the Prime Minister to change course and begin promoting the Prime Minister policies – which are far tougher than any advocated by Labour.
article_snippet.sent: The public considers Labour and the Tories to be just as bad as one another when it comes to getting a grip.
article_snippet.sent: Alarmingly for Mr Cameron, only 27 per cent think the current government's handling of immigration has been better than under the previous Labour government – and 26 per cent say
article_snippet.sent: immigration're handling it worse.
article_snippet.sent: This is despite the fact Labour presided over a policy of open borders in which record numbers were allowed to pour into the UK.