THE leader of UKIP Nigel Farage has said manufacturing in Derby would get a boost if Britain left the European Union.
And he said that recent public spending on helping immigrants in the city get jobs "shouldn't have to happen".
Asked specifically about how Toyota, a major exporter of cars to Europe, would be affected if Britain left the EU, Mr Farage said: "Oh it would have an effect.
"It would mean they would get cheaper energy. It would make them more competitive and maybe able to sell even more cars."
The city council recently agreed a £118,000 contract with training centre JET, mainly to help Eastern European migrants find work.
And Derby was recently granted a £289,000 Government grant to help foreign job seekers learn English.
Mr Farage said: "Speaking the language should be a prerequisite (for immigrating to the country) and shouldn't be paid for by the British taxpayer."
He added: "It shouldn't have to happen but it has because we have an open door to Eastern and Southern Europe."
Mr Farage said UKIP had "never been" racist as some critics have claimed.
