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Conservative cronies urge Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan for actually doing his job

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:27 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Former Conservative attorney-general Michael Ellis KC has suggested that US tech giant Palantir could have grounds to sue London mayor Sadiq Khan. The news follows Khan blocking a £50m deal between the shady AI firm and the Metropolitan police. Back on 22 April, the Guardian reported that Palantir was negotiating the supply of AI tools to the Met police for use in criminal investigations. The talks sparked fears within both the public and the force itself over allowing the US company access to sensitive data. However, on 21 May, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) exercised its power to block…

London mayor Sadiq Khan and Met police in row over £50m Palantir deal

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:22 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

London mayor Sadiq Khan has royally annoyed the Met Police after he blocked a £50m deal to hand the cops Palantir technology. Palantir is the genocide-linked AI war firm which has won major military and NHS contracts. Palantir’s founders have openly espoused a far-right ideology. The Guardian reported: After the UK’s largest police force had agreed to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, Khan intervened, citing “serious concerns” about how the deal had been struck. The mayor’s office said there had been a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules and said police had only seriously…