MPs CALLED for Palantir’s NHS contract to be terminated as the US tech firm’s public service contracts leave Britain “seriously exposed” to foreign actors.

The Commons science, innovation and technology committee urged ministers to develop a clear strategy to ensure Britain’s “technological sovereignty” as reliance on a small number of US-based providers represents a “clear vulnerability” for vendor lock-in.

The government should exercise the 2027 break clause in the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract with Palantir and develop an in-house replacement or seek an alternative domestic provider, it added. 

Committee chairwoman Dame Chi Onwurah said: “We welcome the government’s intentions to make the UK a ‘truly digital state,’ but it’s not clear how this will be delivered.

“A critical part of this transformation should include reducing the UK’s dependence on a small number of big US tech companies like Palantir.

“Vendor lock-in isn’t inevitable, and the current position leaves us seriously exposed.

“The UK can and should be aiming for technology sovereignty in critical parts of our public sector and supporting domestic alternatives through smarter procurement.”

The Financial Conduct Authority’s relationship with Palantir has sparked fears the Trump administration will be granted access to sensitive citizen and commercial data. Unions have called for Palantir to be ruled out of developing the NHS’s Single Patient Record system. 

Unison head of health Helga Pile called for a “break from Palantir at the earliest opportunity.”

“Ministers mustn’t risk damaging public confidence in such a major project that should provide better healthcare for millions of people,” she added.

Amnesty International UK’s Kristyan Benedict said Palantir has contributed to the Gaza genocide and a company “profiting from such grave human rights abuses should have no role in our health system or wider public sector.”

Keep Our NHS Public branded Palantir UK chief Louis Mosley “arrogant and dismissive” after he claimed the committee “has decided to put the politics of the playground before public services.”

The campaign group’s co-chair Dr John Puntis said: “It is unbelievable that a health service contract was in the first place awarded to a company so well known for its association with death and attacks on civil liberties.”

A government spokesperson said: “We welcome the committee’s report and will consider its recommendations carefully.”