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An online poll commissioned by Migrationwatch, which campaigns against mass immigration, found 61% supported withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Only 26% opposed the idea, with the remainder "don't knows".

There was even greater support for the proposal that after withdrawing from the treaty, the UK should issue a warning and then deport convicted terrorists without further appeal - even to countries where they might face torture.

This proposal found 67% in favour and 18% against.

The survey of 2,400 people by YouGov also found 75% supported the UK having the power to keep foreign terror suspects in jail "for as long as necessary".

Human rights laws prevent the Government from deporting a foreigner to a country where they may face torture or ill-treatment.

Migrationwatch chairman Sir Andrew Green said: "These results demonstrate that the British people are tired of seeing the interests of those intent on destroying our way of life being put before the safety of themselves and their families. Most people find it totally incomprehensible that convicted terrorists are able to remain in Britain after they have completed their prison sentences.

"Our continued membership also means we have lost the ability to remove people from this country even when there is good intelligence that their presence here is a real or potential risk to public safety."

He added: "We accept that the ECHR was right for the time in which it was created, 50 years ago, but we are now in an entirely new situation and the public clearly believes that it is time that this new reality was recognised - and acted upon."