David Cameron stands by pledge to slash net migration to tens of thousands

Trust in the Tories to control Britain's borders has halved in the four years since David Cameron promised to cut net migration to under 100,000, dramatic polling data shows. Scroll down for video Analysis of polling by YouGov shows how the proportion of people who say the Tories would handle immigration best has tumbled from 47 per cent in May 2010 to just 21 per cent this month Prime Minister David Cameron is preparing to give a major speech on tackling immigration from the European Union, in which he will be forced to admit he has not met the promise to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. The latest data from YouGov also shows 25 per cent of people most trust Ukip leader Nigel Farage to tackle immigration, ahead of Mr Cameron on 19 per cent. The latest data from YouGov shows 25 per cent of people most trust Ukip leader Nigel Farage to tackle immigration, ahead of David Cameron on 19 per cent Mrs May has until now insisted the Government could meet its pledge to slash migration to below 100,000 by the next election Two weeks ago, Mrs May called the pledge a ‘comment’ and an ‘aim’ rather than a ‘promise’. It’s because we have seen increasing numbers of people coming from across Europe, partly because our economy is doing better than other economies in Europe.’ She added that free movement was ‘one of those key issues that we are going to negotiate on, adding: ‘This is an issue that we see as centre stage but increasingly is seen by other countries as an issue they need to address.’ Net migration to Britain has returned to levels last seen under the Labour government when a quarter of a million more migrants were moving to Britain than leaving every year However, today Number 10 insisted the Prime Minister had not abandoned his target and still hoped it could be met.