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Palantir boss hits out at Khan in Met contract row

Blocking a £50m Palantir AI contract has raised claims that politics is being prioritized over public safety and investigation speed.

Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after 50m contract with Met police blocked

London mayor Sadiq Khan blocked Palantir’s £50m Met police AI contract, prompting Palantir to accuse politicised procurement over public safety.

Palantir boss hits out at Khan in Met contract row

Blocking a £50m Palantir AI contract has raised claims that politics is being prioritized over public safety and investigation speed.

Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after 50m contract with Met police blocked

London mayor Sadiq Khan blocked Palantir’s £50m Met police AI contract, prompting Palantir to accuse politicised procurement over public safety.

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1 week ago

Sadiq Khan's words are disconnected from the reality of London life | Letter

London’s political portrayal as “hope” conflicts with lived realities of high rents, housing insecurity, overcrowded transport, and rising costs.

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1 week ago

Londoners invited to grill the Mayor at People's Question Time

The Mayor of London and Deputy Mayors will be questioned by the public at an event on 3 June 2026 covering transport, safety, environment, housing, and the economy.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Reform's London mayor candidate criticises Farage's mass deportation' election pitch

Reform UK’s extreme migration rhetoric was linked to weaker-than-expected London election results, while the party gained many seats elsewhere in the UK.

Greens unseat Labour to win mayoral election in Hackney

Green Party wins Hackney mayoral power from Labour after 24 years, framing the result as hope over fear and signaling broader ambitions.

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London politics

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer's own back yard

Labour faces significant challenges in London as Green Party support surges, particularly in Camden and Hackney councils.

Greens grow, Reform roars whilst Labour wonders what just happened - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Labour faces potential historic losses in London local elections, with Greens and Reform UK projected to gain significant ground.

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer's own back yard

Labour faces significant challenges in London as Green Party support surges, particularly in Camden and Hackney councils.

Greens grow, Reform roars whilst Labour wonders what just happened - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Labour faces potential historic losses in London local elections, with Greens and Reform UK projected to gain significant ground.

What you need to know as Lewisham heads into local elections

Labour maintains control in Lewisham despite Green Party gains and upcoming mayoral election.

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London politics

Greens 'on course for record-breaking elections'

UK politics

Five councillors defect from 'broken' Labour to Zack Polanski Green Party - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Greens 'on course for record-breaking elections'

The Green Party aims for significant gains in London's local elections, targeting four to five times their previous seat count.

UK politics

Five councillors defect from 'broken' Labour to Zack Polanski Green Party - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Ex-Labour mayor and councillor join Reform UK

Former Labour mayor Sir Robin Wales and ex-councillor Clive Furness have joined Reform UK, with Furness selected as Reform's mayoral candidate for Newham and Wales becoming London director of local government.

UK politics

Top London Tory defects to Reform and 'charismatic' Nigel Farage in blow to Kemi Badenoch on eve of party conference

2 months ago

Ex-Labour mayor and councillor join Reform UK

UK politics

Top London Tory defects to Reform and 'charismatic' Nigel Farage in blow to Kemi Badenoch on eve of party conference

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3 months ago

Mayor Sadiq Khan has gutted policing' in London as officers fall by 1,460 in a year, Tories claim

London policing lost 1,461 officers (4.3%), contributing to a fall to 145,550 full-time officers nationally and prompting political criticism.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

3 months ago

Sadiq Khan slams critics 'painting dystopian picture of London as fallen city' as he defends immigration

Sir Sadiq Khan accuses right-wing parties of stoking fear and misrepresenting London because they oppose its diversity, progressivism, and a Muslim mayor.

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World politics

Khan says Trump is obsessed' after US president's latest rant

London politics

Sadiq Khan hits back at racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic' Trump

fromwww.independent.co.uk

10 months ago

London politics

Sadiq Khan flies into row over 12,000-mile round trip to Brazil to warn of dangers of climate change

World politics

Khan says Trump is obsessed' after US president's latest rant

London politics

Sadiq Khan hits back at racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic' Trump

10 months ago

London politics

Sadiq Khan flies into row over 12,000-mile round trip to Brazil to warn of dangers of climate change

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8 months ago

A four-minute sit-down with Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey

I think we're finding on the ground that people are coming towards us, partly because they like what we're saying on things like the NHS and social care. We're the only party pressing Labour for a solution on social care, but they also like our community politics, where we're actually on the doors talking to people, listening to them and then responding to their issues. Whether it's something in their local road or something in their borough.

London politics

8 months ago

A four-minute sit-down with Reform UK's Richard Tice

Reform UK claims rising support in London, highlighting public anger about crime and promising significant gains in next May's elections.