MPs and NHS staff urge Labour to scrap £330m Palantir contract

Two parliamentary committees and over 100 NHS data workers have called on the next Labour government to terminate Palantir's NHS contract over privacy and trust concerns.

• The health and social care select committee has urged the NHS to cut ties with Palantir, citing public and professional mistrust.
• The science and technology committee last month called for the government to exercise a February 2027 break clause and develop an alternative.
• 117 NHS data and technology workers signed a letter warning that patient privacy protections are inadequate and that public trust is at risk.
• Palantir's spokesperson said its software has helped deliver 110,000 additional operations and reduce discharge delays, and that data use is controlled by NHS trusts.