{
  "id": 8236550,
  "title": "Former Labour deputy joins Palantir as tech giant targets UK growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-labour-deputy-joins-palantir-as-tech-giant-targets-uk-growth",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:58:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/former-labour-deputy-joins-palantir-as-tech-giant-targets-uk-growth/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has joined Palantir as a senior vice president as the US tech firm looks to expand its work with the British government while facing mounting scrutiny over its public sector contracts. Watson, who served as an MP for 18 years and held ministerial roles under Gordon Brown, will work [...]",
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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."
}