More than half of voters in London trust Labour more than any other party with the future of the NHS, according to a new survey.

A similar number think the health service has got worse in the past three years, while more than three quarters say they would be prepared to pay an extra 1p in the pound on income tax for a better-funded NHS.

The survey also reveals 67.2 per cent of people in the capital believe there should be universal access to all NHS services, while 62.9 per cent say the private sector should have no role in running the health service.

In terms of the current state of the NHS, 47.8 per cent of survey respondents in the region say they have struggled to get a GP appointment in the last year, while 56.8 per cent said they thought NHS services had got worse since 2014.

Only 30.3 per cent said health chiefs should be allowed to continue charging for car parking at hospitals.

With health set to be a major election issue, the gap in trust between Labour and the Conservatives when it comes to which party would best protect the NHS is startling.

Given a choice of four major parties - the Tories, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party - some 52.5 per cent of respondents in London said they trusted Labour most with the NHS.

Only 26.8 per cent said they trusted the Conservatives most, while 10.2 per cent said the Lib Dems and 10.5 per cent the Greens.

Labour actually polled far higher in several other regions of the UK, including 67.9 per cent in the north west and 63.7 per cent in the north east.

Even in the English region where they did worst - the south east - some 48.0 per cent said they trusted Labour most, compared to 33.3 per cent who backed the Conservatives.

There was also significant support in London for the flagship Lib Dem policy of making people pay an extra 1p in the pound in income tax to raise an estimated £6bn a year for the NHS.

Some 79.1 per cent of people in the capital said they would be prepared to pay it, compared to 12.1 per cent who said they would not and 8.8 per cent who did not know.

The survey was carried out in partnership with Google Surveys and completed by 8,331 people.

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