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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth UK technology editor

MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS

Closeup view of keyboard and stethoscope
MPs on the health and social care select committee cited ‘serious mistrust’ of its NHS system among the general public and the medical profession. Photograph: Chris Rout/Alamy

A second parliamentary committee has urged Labour to scrap Palantir’s £330m contract with the NHS, increasing pressure on the next prime minister over government deals with the US tech company.

MPs on the health and social care select committee want the NHS to cut ties with Palantir and find a replacement for its system, which is supposed to unify and analyse huge amounts of often highly sensitive NHS health data.

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