London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails to be searched in Palantir legal row

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails to be searched in Palantir legal row?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 43% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails to be searched in Palantir legal row left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails to be searched in Palantir legal row biased?

London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails to be searched in Palantir legal row is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails to be searched in Palantir legal row?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails to be searched in Palantir legal row?

8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why will Sadiq Khan's emails and texts be searched?

Sadiq Khan's digital communications will be searched as part of a legal battle between Palantir and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Mopac). Palantir is suing Mopac over its decision to block a £50 million deal for artificial intelligence technology with the Metropolitan Police.

What is the legal dispute about?

Palantir is suing Mopac for allegedly blocking a £50 million contract for artificial intelligence technology with the Metropolitan Police unlawfully. Palantir claims Mopac wrongly considered the firm's values and ethics, while Mopac cites a breach of procurement procedure and concerns over value for money.

When will the court hear the case?

A full hearing of the legal case between Palantir and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Mopac) is scheduled to take place in January next year.