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 Association and at least three constituency parties, urged the government to cancel the £330m ($437m) contract to process NHS data with the controversial tech giant. It said Palantir was “facing numerous allegations of involvement in serious breaches of human rights, including due to it developing technology for Israel's military to use in its unlawful occupation of Palestinian land and genocide in Gaza". Read more: Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham walks onto the stage on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 27 September (AFP)