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

Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platform

Palantir lobbied a health minister to consider extending its AI technology into GP records, stretching its reach into the NHS in a way doctors fear could undermine trust with patients.

The messages – which were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Foxglove, a tech equity campaign group, and shared with the Guardian – appear to be between Palantir’s UK boss, Louis Mosley, and the former health minister Zubir Ahmed. They span several months from July 2025 to March 2026.

In the messages and a briefing document, Palantir urged Ahmed to “get out ahead of” likely “political” opposition from doctors and vocal critics of Palantir, such as the Green party leader, Zack…