{
  "id": 9546435,
  "title": "Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/tom-watsons-move-to-palantir-is-the-latest-sign-of-how-far-the-rot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/24/tom-watson-palantir-uk-politics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust Whatever is said about Tom Watson, the former deputy leader of the Labour party has a knack for landing headlines. In the past he did it at the expense of the rich and powerful – from News International, over phone hacking , to the Home Office,…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}