THE government must cut ties with tech firm Palantir and axe its £330 million contract to run the NHS federated data platform (FDP), MPs urged today.

In a letter to Health Innovation Minister Preet Kaur Gill, the health and social care committee said it is in the “interest of public confidence” to find an alternative software system in time for spring.

Committee chair Layla Moran said: “Little by little, the government’s arguments for sticking with the FDP has unravelled.

“So, in the interest of public confidence in the NHS and the security of their medical information, we believe it is time to crack on with preparations to find an alternative in time for spring 2027.

“The FDP may have had some advantages, but there are also downsides and it is evidently not the only show in town.”

Palantir was co-founded by the billionaire tech entrepreneur and US President Donald Trump-backer, Peter Thiel, who has worked with the US government.

A group led by the controversial US tech giant secured the multimillion-pound contract to provide the FDP software system in 2023.

It runs until 2031, but the initial terms of the deal would allow the government to trigger a break clause to end or renegotiate the deal by spring 2027.

The letter follows a health and social care evidence session last month which included Ms Kaur Gill.

A Palantir spokesperson said: “Palantir software is helping to deliver better patient care, including 110,000 additional operations to date, a 15 per cent reduction in discharge delays and a 6.8 per cent increase in patients finding out whether they need cancer treatment within 28 days.”