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- 1Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir NHS contract●Surprise Report: "Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links". The motion, put
Labour's annual conference has blocked a motion, put forward by the Socialist Health Association and three constituency parties, that urged the government to cancel a £330 million NHS contract with data analytics firm Palantir. The motion criticised the company over its links to the Israeli army. Party leadership control over conference business drew criticism from left-wing members.
- 2David Miliband reportedly says Labour got Palestine wrong●Millipede has apparently told the Labour Party conference that Starmer’s govt got Palestine wrong. So apart from the adm
David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary, is reported to have told the Labour Party conference that Keir Starmer's government got its policy on Palestine wrong. Commenters are asking what follows from the admission, including whether the ban on Palestine Action could be lifted and why so few in the parliamentary party challenged Starmer's line publicly.