Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links
Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links The Labour Party’s Conference Arrangements Committee (CAC) has blocked an emergency motion brought by party delegates on cancelling Palantir’s NHS contract over the company’s links to the Israeli military. The motion, put forward at the party’s conference in Liverpool by the Labour-affiliated Socialist Health…
The Labour Party's Conference Arrangements Committee has rejected an emergency motion to cancel Palantir's NHS contract, despite concerns over the company's ties to the Israeli military. Party delegates introduced the motion at the conference in Liverpool, with support from the Socialist Health Association and several other constituency parties.
The motion called for the government to terminate the £330m (£437m) deal to process NHS data using Palantir's technology. The delegation argued that Palantir is implicated in "numerous allegations of involvement in serious breaches of human rights," specifically due to its role in developing technology for Israel's military to use in its occupation of Palestinian land and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham addressed the conference on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool on September 27th (AFP).
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