{"id":23187,"date":"2026-05-21T14:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-50m-met-police-deal-with-palantir\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:38:01","slug":"london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-50m-met-police-deal-with-palantir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-50m-met-police-deal-with-palantir\/","title":{"rendered":"London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks \u00a350m Met police deal with Palantir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir\u2019s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis<\/p>\n

A \u00a350m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a \u201cclear and serious breach\u201d of procurement rules.<\/p>\n

Scotland Yard had been in talks, revealed<\/a> by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir\u2019s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But Khan intervened on Thursday to stop the flagship contract, which would have been Palantir\u2019s largest yet in British policing.<\/p>\n

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\nExclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir\u2019s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis
\nA \u00a350m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a \u201cclear and serious breach\u201d of procurement rules.
\nScotland Yard had been in talks, revealed by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir\u2019s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But Khan intervened on Thursday to stop the flagship contract, which would have been Palantir\u2019s largest yet in British policing. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir\u2019s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis A \u00a350m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a \u201cclear and serious breach\u201d of procurement rules. Scotland Yard had been in talks, …<\/p>\n

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