Labour has accused the Tories of trying to "erode" the principle of keeping the NHS free at the point of use after Rishi Sunak pledged to charge patients for missed appointments.
Tory leadership hopeful Mr Sunak pledged a crackdown on “waste” if he enters No10, with a plan to charge patients £10 for “second or subsequent” GP or outpatient appointments they miss - after a first offence.
The idea would be temporary while the NHS battles to clear the Covid backlog, which hit 6.6 million in May according to NHS England.
