Palantir ‘should challenge Sadiq Khan in court’ over blocked Met Police contract
Summary
London mayor Sadiq Khan vetoed a proposed £50m contract for Palantir to provide AI software to the Metropolitan Police, citing procurement failures and concerns about the company's ethics. A former government legal officer said the intervention was extraordinary and suggested Palantir could seek judicial review to overturn the decision. Palantir's UK chief executive accused the mayor of putting politics over public safety and warned the block could weaken London's ability to tackle crime. Palantir already holds multiple UK public-sector contracts, and the Met had viewed the deal as a significant AI upgrade for criminal investigations across the city.
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