It seemed that Nigel Farage's handlers had succeeded in shutting down Labour attacks on his views on the NHS by insisting that "under a Reform government", healthcare would always be free at the point of need.
Farage repeated that point in his interview on Sky News today, saying he wants the NHS to remain "free at the point of delivery" – but he added that Reform is looking into "how we get there".
As we report today, he re-opened the can of fee-charging worms by saying: "I do not want it funded through general taxation. It doesn't work."
Yet he wouldn't say how it should be funded, implying that he still believes the French social insurance system, which he advocated during last year's general election campaign, is best. The French system involves a lot of payment upfront, even if most of it is reclaimed on insurance later.
"We're getting worse bang for the buck than any other country, particularly out of those European neighbours," he said today.
The Labour attack on his NHS policy will run and run.
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