John Simkin

Across the country - and increasingly across Parliament - concern is growing about the Government's reliance on Palantir for public sector contracts. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has warned that Palantir's increasing presence across the public sector creates an "unacceptable point of weakness" and has recommended that the Government use the February 2027 break clause to end the NHS Federated Data Platform contract. I agree. I've written to the Health Secretary calling on him to bring the £330 million contract to an end and to publish a fully costed plan for replacing it. Britain should be investing in sovereign capability and public-interest technology, not deepening dependence on Palantir. It's time to change course.