Palantir “should be treated as a hostile foreign actor” and expelled from the NHS before it’s too late. On Novara Live, Harriet Williamson explains that in February next year, MPs will have an opportunity to trigger a break clause in a major contract with the “dangerous” US spytech firm. If they don’t, the consequences for Britain’s healthcare system, and broader society, could be severe. In the US, the company has used healthcare data to help ICE with its brutal and draconian crackdown on immigrants, something that could be repeated in the UK. “That’s really, really scary,” Williamson says.

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