Should the NHS scrap its £330m Palantir contract and seek a UK alternative?

A cross-party group of MPs on the health and social care select committee has urged Labour to end the NHS's £330m contract with Palantir for its federated data platform. The platform is intended to unify and analyse large volumes of sensitive NHS health data. Critics cite public and medical mistrust, contested evidence of benefits, inadequate privacy protections, and the availability of in-house or UK alternatives, with a break clause available in February 2027.