Palantir 'should challenge Sadiq Khan in court' over blocked Met Police contract

Conservative cronies urge Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan for actually doing his job

Former Conservative attorney-general Michael Ellis KC has suggested that US tech giant Palantir could have grounds to sue London mayor Sadiq Khan. The news follows Khan blocking a £50m deal between the shady AI firm and the Metropolitan police. Back on 22 April, the Guardian reported that Palantir was negotiating the supply of AI tools to the Met police for use in criminal investigations. The talks sparked fears within both the public and the fo…

Palantir 'should challenge Sadiq Khan in court' over blocked Met Police contract

American tech firm Palantir should challenge Sadiq Khan in court after the London mayor blocked a £50m contract with the Metropolitan Police, former government legal officer Sir Michael Ellis has said.   Sir Michael Ellis KC, a former Tory attorney general under Liz Truss, said Khan’s decision is “an extraordinary intervention, which may be susceptible to judicial review.”  Ellis told the Times that the mayor’s decision “appears to be based, at …