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The UK Government Faces a Reckoning Over Palantir
Andy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company’s £330 million NHS contract—and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who previously blocked Palantir from operating in Greater Manchester, now faces his first major test in office: whether to terminate the company’s £330 million contract with the NHS. Cutting the deal could provoke a clash with the broader technology sector and strain relations with the United States, where Palantir is a prominent firm. The decision will determine how the UK balances domestic data‑analytics concerns against its ties to American tech partners.
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