Palantir: MPs call for “shameful” NHS data deal to be scrapped: Video 1

MPs have urged the UK government to scrap a "dreadful" and "shameful" 330m NHS contract with the controversial US tech giant Palantir during a Westminster debate. 1 Palantir, which also provides services to US immigration enforcement and the Israeli military, is contracted to create a federated data platform (FDP) for NHS England to help streamline health service data.But the deal has proved controversial, with concerns raised by the BMA 2 and others over risks to patient trust, data security, and Palantir's background with military and surveillance contracts.Earlier this week-amid reports that ministers were mulling scrapping the contract 3 -The BMJ revealed how data from pilots of the FDP, run at Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust and promoted as a Palantir success story, were flawed. 4 Against this backdrop MPs debated the FDP on 16 April, with several Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs urging the government to remove Palantir as the contract supplier.The debate