GETTY Three-quarters of voters want the automatic right of EU migrants to come to Britain scrapped

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Research showed that 76% of people quizzed would like to see an Australian-style points system at the country’s borders restricting entry to highly-skilled workers from other EU nations. And over half of voters want annual net migration from the rest of the EU limited to a maximum of 10,000 a year. The Survation poll - commissioned by the anti-Brussels campaign group Leave.

EU - will come as another blow to David Cameron’s hopes of negotiating a new deal from Brussels that will be endorsed his planned in-or-out EU referendum. It confirms that the Prime Minister’s attempt to curb EU migration by restricting access to benefits falls far short of the tighter border controls that the public wants to see. The poll is being published to coincide with the launch today of Leave.EU’s campaign strategy for the referendum.

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The Australian points based system is tried and tested, it works for them and it will work for us Arron Banks, co-founder of Leave.EU

Arron Banks, co-founder of Leave.EU, said of the poll findings: “What this poll clearly shows is that the establishment’s approach to immigration is all wrong. The Australian points based system is tried and tested, it works for them and it will work for us. “The argument that we are somehow safer in the EU is a complete joke. "Less than ten percent of people say they feel safer being in the EU and, as recent events show, allowing thousands of people to freely travel across Europe’s borders unchecked has been a disaster.” Ukip migration spokesman Steven Woolfe said: “The Australian points system was in Ukip’s general election manifesto and proved to be one of the most popular policies because it would control immigration while also allowing skilled immigrants into the country to support the world’s fifth biggest economy.”

GETTY Voters want a Australian-style points system at the country’s borders restricting entry

GETTY Over half of voters want annual net migration from the EU limited to a maximum of 10,000 a year

The poll found that Mr Cameron’s decision not to press for ending the automatic right of EU citizens to come to Britain under Brussels free movement rules made more voters more likely to vote to quit the EU than to stay. A total of 36% of voters said they were more likely to vote for a British exit from the EU if Mr Cameron did not negotiate to end the right. Only 8.4% of those quizzed in the survey said they would be less likely to vote for the UK to leave because of his decision.

Nearly half of voters (48%) said EU freedom of movement principle made them feel “unsafe” while 9% said it made them feel “safe”. Nigel Farage was seen as the best political leader with the policies for controlling Britain’s borders in the survey. A quarter backed the Ukip leader over immigration compared with 20% for Mr Cameron, 10% for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, 5% for Scottish Nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon and 2% for Lib Dem leader Tim Farron.

GETTY Nearly half of voters said EU freedom of movement principle made them feel 'unsafe'