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Labour panel blocks motion to cancel Palantir’s £330m NHS deal

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC · How we work

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The Conference Arrangements Committee blocked an emergency motion to cancel Palantir’s £330 million NHS contract.
The Socialist Health Association, constituency parties, Momentum and PSC submitted and backed the motion.
Delegates warned Palantir’s links to Israeli military actions could involve Gaza human-rights violations.
Labour peer Tom Watson serves as senior vice-president of Palantir UK, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
Science and Technology and Health committees, BMA and Unison urged invoking the February 2027 break clause.

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The Conference Arrangements Committee blocked an emergency motion to cancel Palantir’s £330 million NHS contract.
The Socialist Health Association, constituency parties, Momentum and PSC submitted and backed the motion.
Delegates warned Palantir’s links to Israeli military actions could involve Gaza human-rights violations.
Labour peer Tom Watson serves as senior vice-president of Palantir UK, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
Science and Technology and Health committees, BMA and Unison urged invoking the February 2027 break clause.