Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract
<p>US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rules</p><p>Palantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech firm and the Metropolitan police.</p><p>The Met had planned to use Palantir’s software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, until Khan intervened in late May, sparking <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-met-police-deal-with-palantir">a row between the UK’s largest police force and the mayor’s office</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract">Continue reading...</a>
- alleges — Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract; status: supported)
- alleges — url: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract; status: supported)
- alleges — summary: <p>US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rules</p><p>Palantir intends to sue the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, after he blocked a contract between the US spy-tech firm and the Metropolitan police.</p><p>The Met had planned to use Palantir’s software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, until Khan intervened in late May, sparking <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-met-police-deal-with-palantir">a row between the UK’s largest police force and the mayor’s office</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract">Continue reading...</a> (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract; status: supported)
- alleges — published: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:13:56 GMT (witness: wire-ingest; citation: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/palantir-sue-khan-blocked-met-contract; status: supported)