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After reading the article, I think it's quite clear that both Palantir and Google paid someone off to get this contract.

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"campaign" donations. Perfectly legal

Doubtful. There's far less money in politics in the UK than in the US. The total donations the Labour party received in the 2019 general election would barely be enough to elect a single senator.

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