Palantir executive challenges MP’s claims with NHS platform figures
Palantir UK senior vice president Tom Watson has accused Labour MP Clive Lewis of making incorrect claims about the company, challenging his comments on its healthcare, policing and defence contracts. Lewis said the detailed letter from Watson felt like a message that “we’re watching you”, while the article notes the information cited could have been gathered from public statements.
Watson said Palantir’s software had helped the NHS and other public services, citing the Federated Data Platform as live at 142 trusts, with 137 reporting benefits. However, the statistics regulator has warned NHS England that the figures need caveats because they do not establish cause and effect; data cited by campaign group Foxglove also showed mixed results among trusts using the platform.
- Watson challenged an MP’s claims about Palantir.
- He cited benefits reported by 137 NHS trusts.
- The regulator says the figures need careful caveats.
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Originally published by The Register as “Palantir’s Tom Watson lectures MP on accuracy, citing selective data”.