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Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records

The Guardian reports, from WhatsApp messages obtained under Freedom of Information by Foxglove, that Palantir urged then health minister Zubir Ahmed to consider GP records for its NHS platform, which its contract excludes. Palantir says the exchanges reflect its long-held views.

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Why it matters

The same thing, for different readers.

What it means for you

Messages obtained by Foxglove show Palantir privately pressing a UK minister to bring GP records into its NHS platform, which the contract excludes.

For lawmakers

Ministers face questions about private lobbying on health data scope while a review of Palantir's NHS contract is under way.

The question it raises

How much private access should a company have to ministers when its proposal touches the most sensitive records patients entrust to doctors?

In their own words

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From the source’s own text.

“The FDP is already delivering very strong results – but will deliver even more benefits faster with the right ministerial sponsorship.”
Louis Mosley, Executive vice president for Europe and the U.K., PalantirWording the Guardian says Palantir used in messages to the health minister; the sender's name is redacted in the documents.
Found word for word in the sourceAs quoted in the text we read, not the speaker’s own text or a transcript of their wordsSpeaker known from context, not confirmed by listening
“It is appalling to see Palantir pressuring the minister to bring GP records into its platform, despite pledges from the government in 2023 that this would not happen”
Donald Campbell, director of advocacy at FoxgloveFoxglove's director of advocacy, whose group obtained the messages, responds to them.
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“Patients must be able to seek care without worrying which operators might have access to duplicates of their personal information”
Tom Dolphin, chair of the BMA councilThe BMA council chair responds to the possibility of Palantir accessing GP records.
Found word for word in the sourceAs quoted in the text we read, not the speaker’s own text or a transcript of their words

The record

Questions
Who can demand evidence, delay a release or stop an unsafe deployment? · How is AI changing childhood, health and daily life?
People
Robert Booth (Wrote it, UK technology editor, Guardian) · Louis Mosley (About them, UK boss of Palantir) · Zubir Ahmed (About them, former health minister) · Donald Campbell (Speaks, director of advocacy at Foxglove) · Tom Dolphin (Speaks, chair of the BMA council)
What we read
We read the whole source.
Found by
The Radar, run of November 10, 2026, via the-guardian-ai (tier 2: a major outlet’s own reporting)
Cite this
The Guardian, “Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records”, November 9, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/guardian-2026-11-09-palantir-lobbied-minister-nhs-gp
Our notesThe Guardian says the messages 'appear to be' between Mosley and Ahmed; the executive's name is redacted and Palantir did not deny it was Mosley. The messages were obtained by Foxglove, a campaign group, which is quoted. Department of Health and Social Care declined to comment.