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Met Police Eye £115 m Palantir AI, MPs Demand Review

4/23/2026

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  • Metropolitan Police discussed buying Palantir’s AI for intelligence analysis, raising worries a foreign firm could see victims’ data.
  • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pushed rapid AI adoption, supporting a £115 million platform, though an internal source said the force does not need a £100 million system.
  • MPs called for a review of Palantir contracts because of links to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli military, noting that eleven smaller forces use the technology.