More and more people are bored by the constant discussion of immigration, poll finds

The public no longer thinks that 'you can't talk about immigration' is true

A recent rise in net migration has been considered bad news for the Government (Getty)

A rapidly growing chunk of the population is bored by the constant discussion of immigration in the media and by politicians, a new survey suggests.

Pollsters at Ipsos MORI asked people whether they thought there was too much, too little, or about the right amount of discussion about immigration in UK public life.

27% of people said immigration featured too heavily – up nearly three-fold from 2011 when the question was last asked and only 11% said the same thing.

A majority of people also rejected the idea that there was too little discussion of immigration, with 55% saying they were either content or wanted less.

Headlines have been dominated in recent weeks by deaths in the Mediterranean sea where as many as 950 people died in a single boat disaster earlier this week trying to reach European shores.

The rise of the eurosceptic party Ukip in the polls has also fuelled headlines and op-eds about the issue and recent years have seen the main parties unveil a series of policies to appear “tough” on migrants.

The government’s failure to reach its target of reducing net migration and David Cameron's efforts to renegotiate EU treaties also fuelled further coverage.

The public’s rejection of claim that immigration isn’t discussed enough is also a turnaround from four years ago, when 62% said more discussion needed to be had.

The increasing animosity towards the discussion of immigration comes as politicians ramp up their discussion of their issue.

Labour leader Ed Miliband said in a speech in 2012 that it was not prejudiced to talk about immigration.

“Worrying about immigration, talking about immigration, thinking about immigration, does not make [people] bigots. Not in any way. They are anxious about the future,” he claimed.

The party has put ‘controls on immigration’ at the forefront of its general election campaign and even went as far to sell a mug with the slogan on, angering many of its traditional supporters.

Net migration has increased under the Coalition. The Government attributed the rise of economic growth in the UK compared to the rest of Europe.