World May 21, 2026 · 1 min read

London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir

Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysisA £50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules...

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by Robert Booth UK technology editor
London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir

Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis

A £50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules.

Scotland Yard had been in talks, revealed by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But Khan intervened on Thursday to stop the flagship contract, which would have been Palantir’s largest yet in British policing.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Robert Booth UK technology editor.

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