Business1 hOctober 2, 2026, 15:47

Palantir lobbyist played key role in Andy Burnham's rise to PM

Martha Dalton, whose firm Lodestone worked for Palantir in 2024–2025, helped Andy Burnham win the Makerfield byelection and enter Downing Street. It is the latest link between Labour and Palantir, which is fighting to keep its £330m NHS England contract.

The Guardian

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Palantir lobbyist played key role in Andy Burnham's rise to PM

Lodestone worked for Palantir in 2024 and 2025
Dalton took six weeks' unpaid leave to join Burnham's campaign
Palantir is fighting to keep its £330m NHS England contract
The contract has a break clause looming in February 2027

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