Former Labour MP Frank Field argued European Union rules on free movement resulted in carers' wages being kept low in the UK. While speaking to Brexit Watch with Jonathan Saxty, the Brexiteer insisted it was important the UK was free to correct the negative effects the EU had on Britain. Mr Field also called for mass reform to the care sector after Brexit at the end of the year.

Mr Field said: "We will not ever be able to do justice for carers in this country until we have left the European Union and we can control our borders.

"For decades now it has been obvious that Britain is an ageing population.

"Therefore, other things being equal, we would have seen a very significant rise in the wages of carers as demand went up.

"This increase in demand was totally neutered by being part of the European Union with the free movement of labour.

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"This meant that people just came into this country and filled those vacancies at current wage rates rather than pushing them higher."

Mr Field argued the importance of reforming the care industry and its importance in post-coronavirus Britain.

He said: "What I very much hope for the Government's reform is they integrate the NHS and social care and that we commit ourselves to a higher minimum wage for the sector of care.

"We would move away from having a single national minimum wage to having wages pushed up further in certain areas, like with caring.

"This is so we can reward people better and we will be able to do so because of the higher minimum wage rates for that sector will not be attracting people from the EU under the free movement rules.

"The simple reason being those rules come crashing down as well.

"We will be in a position for the very first time to start delivering seriously a proper wage for those carers that look after so many of us at the end of our lives.

"Leaving the European Union at the end of the year allows us from January 1 onwards to have a proper wage policy.

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"We will be able to increase real salaries for care workers as of January next year."

Brexit trade deal talks between the UK and EU have so far proven unsuccessful.

Michel Barnier last week claimed that a deal was looking less likely as he admitted to not making much progress with the UK.

However, UK Brexit negotiator David Frost claimed that a deal could be reached by the end of the year if the EU realised the UK would not sacrifice its sovereignty for a trade deal.

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Brexiteer exposes heavy restraints the EU had over the UK - 'EU rules come crashing down!' - Daily Express