UK Minister's Ties with US Tech Firm Palantir Under Scrutiny as Campaigners Demand Full Transparency
Critics are calling on UK officials to release more information about Peter Mandelson's connections to US tech giant Palantir, amid concerns that he may have shared sensitive data with Jeffrey Epstein. The embattled former Labour leader is at the center of an investigation into leaked information from his time as business secretary under Gordon Brown.
Mandelson has been accused of breaching trust after forwarding highly classified documents to Epstein in 2009. However, campaigners are now seeking greater transparency about Mandelson's role with Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with the UK government worth over £500 million. The company's military technology is used by the Israel Defense Forces and its AI-powered deportation system is employed by Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) units.
A recent visit to Palantir's showroom in Washington DC, arranged by the British embassy, has raised eyebrows, particularly given that Mandelson had just become ambassador to the US at the time. The meeting with Palantir's CEO Alex Karp was followed by a strategic partnership with the UK defence secretary and a £241 million contract with the Ministry of Defence.
Campaigners have urged the Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald to release information about Mandelson's involvement in negotiating Palantir's contracts, citing concerns that similar behavior may have occurred elsewhere. The controversy has sparked calls for an independent inquiry into Mandelson's affair and has raised questions about the UK government's dependence on US-based tech firms.
Palantir's connections to billionaire Peter Thiel, who co-founded the company and is a Trump supporter, have also been cited as a concern. Emails released by the Ministry of Justice suggest that Epstein had a relationship with Thiel, further fueling speculation about Mandelson's involvement.
As campaigners demand full transparency, concerns are growing about the role of Palantir in the UK government. The British Medical Association has warned that doctors may refuse to use Palantir's NHS data platform due to its ties to ICE activity in the US. An investigation into Mandelson's links with Palantir is ongoing, but campaigners are warning that anything less than full disclosure will irreparably damage public trust.
Critics are calling on UK officials to release more information about Peter Mandelson's connections to US tech giant Palantir, amid concerns that he may have shared sensitive data with Jeffrey Epstein. The embattled former Labour leader is at the center of an investigation into leaked information from his time as business secretary under Gordon Brown.
Mandelson has been accused of breaching trust after forwarding highly classified documents to Epstein in 2009. However, campaigners are now seeking greater transparency about Mandelson's role with Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with the UK government worth over £500 million. The company's military technology is used by the Israel Defense Forces and its AI-powered deportation system is employed by Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) units.
A recent visit to Palantir's showroom in Washington DC, arranged by the British embassy, has raised eyebrows, particularly given that Mandelson had just become ambassador to the US at the time. The meeting with Palantir's CEO Alex Karp was followed by a strategic partnership with the UK defence secretary and a £241 million contract with the Ministry of Defence.
Campaigners have urged the Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald to release information about Mandelson's involvement in negotiating Palantir's contracts, citing concerns that similar behavior may have occurred elsewhere. The controversy has sparked calls for an independent inquiry into Mandelson's affair and has raised questions about the UK government's dependence on US-based tech firms.
Palantir's connections to billionaire Peter Thiel, who co-founded the company and is a Trump supporter, have also been cited as a concern. Emails released by the Ministry of Justice suggest that Epstein had a relationship with Thiel, further fueling speculation about Mandelson's involvement.
As campaigners demand full transparency, concerns are growing about the role of Palantir in the UK government. The British Medical Association has warned that doctors may refuse to use Palantir's NHS data platform due to its ties to ICE activity in the US. An investigation into Mandelson's links with Palantir is ongoing, but campaigners are warning that anything less than full disclosure will irreparably damage public trust.
this whole thing just smells like a big mess, you know? first off, palantir's got some serious baggage - their deportation system is straight out of a bad sci-fi movie 
and then they're working with ice in the us? that's just weird. but seriously, mandelson's role in all this is super shady. like, why did he forward those classified docs to epstein? and what else did he do for palantir? we need more info here, stat! 
I mean, we're talking about a former Labour leader with ties to a US tech firm that's got contracts worth half a billion pounds with our government... and yet, there's a huge lack of transparency about what actually went down. 
It's like they're trying to keep something under wraps, but why? Is it because they might have shared some sensitive info with Epstein or someone? 
And now, we've got campaigners demanding full disclosure, which is totally fair, imo. 
But at the same time, I'm worried that if we don't get to the bottom of this, it's gonna be like, "oh well, too bad, can't trust our government with sensitive info anymore". 
It's all about accountability and trust, you know? 
. £500 million contracts with our government? That's just too much power in one company's hands 
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. If Mandelson has done nothing wrong, then he should have no problem releasing the information. But if there's something shady going on, we need to know about it 
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. That's a huge blow to our healthcare system. We can't afford to have companies with questionable ties to our government messing around with sensitive information 
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. Let's get to the bottom of this and make sure our public officials are working in our best interests, not just lining their own pockets 
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This is getting out of hand! I mean, come on, Peter Mandelson has already been in enough hot water what with the Epstein thing... now he's being linked to a dodgy US tech firm and its ties to ICE? It's just too much. And what's with this "strategic partnership" with the UK defence secretary? Sounds like a money laundering scheme to me 
. As someone who values transparency, I'm worried about Peter Mandelson's connections to this US tech firm 
The fact that he met with the CEO and negotiated lucrative contracts just raises more questions 
. What if similar deals were made in secret? Or worse, what if our NHS data platform is compromised? 
As campaigners demand full disclosure, I hope the government listens and provides answers soon 
. Anything less would be a disservice to the public's right to know 
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. I mean, £500 million in contracts is a lot of money, and if there's even a hint that sensitive data was shared with Jeffrey Epstein... it's not good 
. Campaigners are right to demand full transparency - we need to know what's going on here 
if they don't get it, public trust will be lost forever. something needs to change 
! I mean, come on, who gets to have a strategic partnership with the UK defence secretary and then has £241 million worth of contracts just like that? It's like something out of a spy movie, but honestly, it's a bit too real for comfort 
. If Peter Mandelson has got something to hide, then let's get to the bottom of it and stop playing games with public trust 
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he's supposed to be a gov't minister or whatever but instead he's just handing over sensitive info to the richest people's kids 
we need to know what kinda deals mandelson is making behind closed doors. and can we talk about palantir's ties to trump's ICE units tho? 