Khan Blocks Palantir Police AI Deal
London Mayor Sadiq Khan blocked a proposed £50 million Palantir contract with the Metropolitan Police after City Hall said the procurement process had a clear and serious breach. The deal would have used AI tools to process criminal-investigation intelligence. Palantir pushed back, the Met called the decision disappointing, and the row widened into a fight over policing technology, public trust, and reliance on foreign AI companies.
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City Hall stops the £50m Palantir police AI deal.
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- City Hall stops the £50m Palantir police AI deal.
- The Met wanted tools to process criminal-intelligence data.
- The open question is what London policing buys next.
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