Andy Burnham to drop spy-tech firm Palantir from NHS, reports say

Andy Burnham, Britain's prime minister-in-waiting, is set to drop US tech company Palantir from the National Health Service (NHS).

Burnham, who is expected to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader and prime minister later this month, is reviewing the government's artificial intelligence strategy, according to The Telegraph.

This comes two years into Palantir's seven-year £330m NHS deal.

Palantir, an American data surveillance firm, also has a £240m deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and a £15m contract related to Britain’s nuclear deterrent.

Despite a lack of transparency around the extent of Palantir’s deals in the UK’s public services, at least 34 contracts have been uncovered within sectors including the police, child social care, refugee schemes and the environment.