LABOUR is demanding action over the “dire” state of the NHS estate after finding that the number of potholes has tripled since the Tories moved into No 10.

There were 230 potholes reported in 60 NHS trusts last year, up from 80 in 2010, and the largest was 7.5 metres wide.

It’s cost the NHS over £2.6 million to repair potholes since 2010, Labour research published today found.

Labour accused Health Secretary Matt Hancock of watching over a “crumbling” NHS, which already has a £5 billion maintenance backlog.

Shadow health minister Justin Madders blasted Mr Hancock’s mooted “technological revolution” in health when the NHS “uses nearly 9,000 fax machines, is reliant on thousands of outdated pieces of equipment” and spends “millions” maintaining a crumbling infrastructure.

He said: “The Tories failed to produce a capital investment plan for the NHS in their recent announcement.

“Only Labour will provide the NHS with a fully funded capital investment plan.”