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Palantir and Sadiq Khan's office settle lawsuit over blocked Met police contract

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Sky News, the Guardian and the Financial Times report that Palantir and the office of London Mayor Sadiq Khan have settled Palantir's lawsuit over Khan's decision to block a two-year £50m contract with the Metropolitan Police. The Guardian reports the two sides withdrew their allegations against each other, avoiding a High Court trial set for January. According to the Guardian, Palantir sued in June after Khan stepped in, and Khan has said Londoners want public money to go only to companies that share the values of the city. Palantir's UK head Louis Mosley accused Khan of putting politics above public safety. The Financial Times reports Palantir can compete for future Met deals.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Palantir and Sadiq Khan's office have settled Palantir's lawsuit over the blocked £50m Metropolitan Police contract.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Sky News, Financial Times

  2. The two sides withdrew their allegations against each other, avoiding a High Court trial set for January.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  3. Khan blocked the two-year £50m deal, and Palantir sued in June.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Sky News

  4. Khan said Londoners want public money paid only to companies that share the values of the city, and Palantir's UK head Louis Mosley accused him of politicising procurement.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  5. Palantir can compete for future Met contracts, the Financial Times reports.

    One outletFinancial Times· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Khan blocked the Palantir contract because of the company's values.

    Khan has said Londoners want public money spent only on companies that share the city's values. Palantir's UK head Louis Mosley accused him of politicising procurement and putting politics above public safety. The Guardian reports both positions; the Sky and Financial Times text supplied does not give a reason.

How each side tells it

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Sky, the Guardian and the Financial Times all report the settlement of Palantir's lawsuit over the blocked £50m Met police contract. The Guardian centres Khan's claim that he blocked the deal over Palantir's values and ethics; the centre outlets give the outcome without that reason.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Guardian's headline centres the legal fight and the claim that the mayor blocked Palantir over its values, a reason the other outlets' headlines do not give.

    Palantir and Sadiq Khan drop legal battle over Met contract
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Headlines state the settlement and the cancelled £50m contract plainly, with Sky calling Palantir a tech giant and the Financial Times adding that Palantir can bid for future Met deals.

    Tech giant Palantir and Sadiq Khan settle legal battle over police contract
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center1

    cancelled

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Partisan shorthand

    cancelledMore neutral: was fired or lost a contract

    Frames consequences as persecution; state what happened.

    Palantir drops legal case against Sadiq Khan over cancelled £50mn contract

    Used byFinancial Times (Center)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Khan's stated values-based reasons
  • the dispute between Palantir and the mayor
  • the withdrawn legal allegations
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  • The GuardianLeft

    Palantir and Sadiq Khan drop legal battle over Met contract

    Dispute related to claims London mayor blocked US tech firm from £50m police deal because of concerns over its values Palantir and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have called off their legal fight over claims the Labour mayor was blocking the US tech company from signing a …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the settlement
  • the £50m contract being cancelled
  • Palantir's future bids for Met work

Leaves out

  • Khan's values-based reasons for blocking the deal

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Financial TimesCenter

    Palantir drops legal case against Sadiq Khan over Partisan shorthand“cancelled”Frames consequences as persecution; state what happened.More neutral: was fired, lost a contract, faced criticismDisagree with this highlight? £50mn contract

    US tech company set to be able to compete for future deals with the Met

    Read at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Sky NewsCenter

    Tech giant Palantir and Sadiq Khan settle legal battle over police contract

    Palantir and London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office have settled Palantir's lawsuit over a decision to block a £50m ($66m) contract with the Metropolitan Police.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    25 min later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 12:05 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Oct 14, 11:40 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

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  1. Sky NewsCenterOct 14, 11:40 AM EDT
  2. The GuardianLeftOct 14, 12:05 PM EDT
  3. Financial TimesCenterOct 14, 12:35 PM EDT

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