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London Mayor Threatens to Halt £490k Palantir Police AI Deal

4/28/2026

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Mayor Sadiq Khan signaled he could block the Metropolitan Police’s £489,999 rollout of Palantir’s AI tools and will review any police contracts over £500,000.
London’s Metropolitan Police signed a £489,999 contract for Palantir’s Unified Data Platform, with deployment pending mayoral approval.
Peter Thiel chairs Palantir, whose CEO Alex Karp promoted a book on AI weapons.
Zack Polanski has urged removal of Palantir’s Foundry from the NHS’s Federated Data Platform.

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Mayor Sadiq Khan signaled he could block the Metropolitan Police’s £489,999 rollout of Palantir’s AI tools and will review any police contracts over £500,000.
London’s Metropolitan Police signed a £489,999 contract for Palantir’s Unified Data Platform, with deployment pending mayoral approval.
Peter Thiel chairs Palantir, whose CEO Alex Karp promoted a book on AI weapons.
Zack Polanski has urged removal of Palantir’s Foundry from the NHS’s Federated Data Platform.