{
  "id": 8185057,
  "title": "Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-labour-deputy-leader-tom-watson-joins-palantir",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/18/former-labour-deputy-leader-tom-watson-joins-palantir"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan Another former government minister has been hired by a controversial US AI company, this time Palantir, which has appointed Andy Burnham’s former ministerial colleague Tom Watson. The Labour peer and former deputy leader will operate alongside Palantir’s UK and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}