'London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-met-police-deal-with-palantir

Palantir: 'It worked with Peter Mandelson’s lobbying company, Global Counsel, until its collapse, and Mandelson took the prime minister, Keir Starmer, on a trip to Palantir’s Washington DC showroom.'

#Palantir #PeterMandelson #Mandelson #surveillance #technology #policing #police

Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir

Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayor’s decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing

The Guardian
Mandelson: A Homosexual History - Episode Four

Podcast Episode · Bad Gays · 20 May · 1hr 10min

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9News | UK police investigate child sexual abuse allegations linked to Epstein files by 9News

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British police are probing two separate, decades‑old child sexual abuse allegations that surfaced in the Jeffrey Epstein files, one involving incidents in Surrey and Berkshire from the mid‑1990s to 2000 and another in west Surrey during the mid‑to‑late 1980s; while no arrests have been made, Surrey Police say they are reviewing new reports and will pursue any credible lines of enquiry into possible human trafficking and sexual assault, noting that the revelations have prompted additional tips, and they stress that mention in the 3.5 million‑page DOJ cache of Epstein documents does not imply wrongdoing; the investigation runs alongside unrelated UK probes that have already led to the arrests of Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office.

Read more: https://www.9news.com.au/world/uk-police-investigate-jeffrey-epstein-abuse-allegations/f4840ea7-8018-4192-8d4b-f9a643d267bf

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UK police investigate child sexual abuse allegations linked to Epstein files

<p>It is the first British police investigation linked to Jeffrey Epstein over alleged sexual abuse.</p>

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Senior minister defends decision to withhold some Mandelson files

Darren Jones says there are good reasons not to disclose certain details and next batch will be released next month

The Guardian

Documents relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US are being "𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥" from MPs, the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has said!

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Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered

The foreign affairs select committee meets this week to discuss next steps and there are concerns any conclusions reached at this stage may be premature

The Guardian
UK’s next ambassador to Japan may be called to give evidence in Mandelson inquiry

MPs will decide whether Corin Robertson will face questions over decision to award security clearance against advice

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Squeeze reunite with original member Jools Holland for special performance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/squeeze-reunite-original-member-jools-37162324

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

Group of MPs and peers in effect accuse government of failing to comply with parliament’s will over release of files

The Guardian