Palantir to Sue London Mayor Over Vetoed Police Contract

Was the mayor's decision flawed or should the government go even further in weaning off Palantir?

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Palantir to Sue London Mayor Over Vetoed Police Contract

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Above: London Mayor Sadiq Khan delivers a speech during London Tech Week on June 8. Image credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images

The Spin

Right narrative

Palantir is right to question Khan's extraordinary intervention in the courts as it at appears to be, at least in part, motivated by political considerations. Khan put politics over public safety by vetoing the contract with London's Metropolitan Police.

City A.M.

Left narrative

Khan is right to intervene in Palantir's contract with the Metropolitan Police. Now the government should go one step further and scrap its deal with the NHS. It's not only that Palantir has a horrific human rights record — sensitive data should not be in the hands of a U.S. spy firm.

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