A second parliamentary body, the Commons health and social care select committee, has called on the Labour government to scrap Palantir's £330m contract to run the NHS's federated data platform (FDP), which unifies and analyses highly sensitive patient data. The cross-party group cited "serious mistrust" of the system among the public and medical profession, contested evidence of its benefits, and the availability of alternative tools. The intervention increases pressure on the incoming prime minister over dealings with the US firm, cofounded by Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel, and echoes a similar call last month from the science and technology committee.

Palantir has held the NHS England contract since 2023, but its software's use in military strikes in Gaza and Iran, US immigration raids and NHS data access has fuelled objections, with up to 117 NHS data and technology workers breaking ranks to demand the deal be axed over inadequate privacy protections. The government is reviewing the contract ahead of a February 2027 break clause, with options including an in-house or UK-based replacement. Palantir and the Department of Health defend the platform, citing 110,000 additional operations, a 15% reduction in discharge delays and improved cancer diagnosis times, while the firm's UK chief accused critics of choosing "ideology over patient safety". In a separate case, London mayor Sadiq Khan blocked a £50m Metropolitan police contract with Palantir in May, a decision the company is challenging in the High Court.