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

· The Guardian

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

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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