Announcing the policy, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "Labour will end hospital parking charges, which place an unfair and unnecessary burden on families, patients and NHS staff".
Britain's ruling Conservative party holds a commanding 17-point lead over the opposition Labour party, a poll by Survation showed on Tuesday, with support for the anti-European Union UK Independence Party plummeting.
Before the country goes to the polls, The BBC Daily Politics' Adam Fleming went to the town to discuss whether Mr Corbyn puts them off voting for Labour, since their candidate Chris Williamson is a "self-proclaimed Corbynista".
The Labour party's manifesto will be released next week and Corbyn has suggested that it will centre around three core principles: "injustice, inequality, and opportunities".
With frontbench spokespeople, such as John McDonnell, continually obsessing about Karl Max, the benefits of communism and celebrating the reign of Joseph Stalin, I feel the Labour Party has totally lost touch with. reality in 21st century Britain.
He promised more funding for social care and the NHS, and had strong words for the "tax cheats, the rip off bosses, the greedy bankers".
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Asked by Buzzfeed if the constant criticism of his leadership upset him, Corbyn said: "It doesn't get to me at all".
Jonathan Munro, Head of BBC Newsgathering said: "Our plans include bringing Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn in front of the same Question Time audience on the same night to be quizzed by the public".
But Mr Corbyn's supporters are likely to point to the example of Neil Kinnock, who stayed on to fight the 1992 general election despite losing to Margaret Thatcher in 1987.
Former Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, who it is understood will stand as an Independent in the election, has been critical, he has said: "This is not good for Rochdale, people deserve better". That issue has been settled.
Speaking at the launch in Manchester alongside Andy Burnham, who was re-elected on Thursday (4 May) as Mayor of the city, Corbyn will warn the economy "is rigged in favour of the rich and powerful".
Rehana Azam, national secretary for public services at the GMB union, said: "We all know the NHS has been choked by years of Conservative underfunding". Too many people simply aren't getting a fair deal ...
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