{"id":24980,"date":"2026-09-18T08:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/former-labour-deputy-leader-tom-watson-joins-palantir\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T08:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:37:46","slug":"former-labour-deputy-leader-tom-watson-joins-palantir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/former-labour-deputy-leader-tom-watson-joins-palantir\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham\u2019s government and Sadiq Khan<\/p>\n

Another former government minister has been hired by a controversial US AI company, this time Palantir, which has appointed Andy Burnham\u2019s former ministerial colleague Tom Watson.<\/p>\n

The Labour peer and former deputy leader will operate alongside Palantir\u2019s UK and Europe chief executive, Louis Mosley, as the company attempts to fend off pressure on Burnham\u2019s government to axe its \u00a3330m NHS contract<\/a>. It is also fighting Sadiq Khan in court over the Labour London mayor\u2019s block on a \u00a350m contract to use its AI in Metropolitan police investigations<\/a>. Palantir also wants to win more public sector work in the UK, where it already has an annual turnover<\/a> of \u00a3427m.<\/p>\n

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\nPeer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham\u2019s government and Sadiq Khan
\nAnother former government minister has been hired by a controversial US AI company, this time Palantir, which has appointed Andy Burnham\u2019s former ministerial colleague Tom Watson.
\nThe Labour peer and former deputy leader will operate alongside Palantir\u2019s UK and Europe chief executive, Louis Mosley, as the company attempts to fend off pressure on Burnham\u2019s government to axe its \u00a3330m NHS contract. It is also fighting Sadiq Khan in court over the Labour London mayor\u2019s block on a \u00a350m contract to use its AI in Metropolitan police investigations. Palantir also wants to win more public sector work in the UK, where it already has an annual turnover of \u00a3427m. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham\u2019s 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\u2019s former ministerial colleague Tom Watson. The Labour peer and former deputy leader will …<\/p>\n

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