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Microsoft, Anthropic roles for former UK leader Sunak raise lobbying concerns

By Frank Hersey ( October 10, 2025, 14:41 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft and Anthropic are paying former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, who remains a lawmaker, as an adviser. The watchdog that scrutinizes former ministers' appointments has raised concerns over access and influence, heightened due to debate that companies including Microsoft are attempting to lobby on AI regulation. It has placed conditions on Sunak's roles due to the potential “unfair advantage” Sunak could otherwise offer.Moves by Microsoft and Anthropic to sign former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak as a paid senior adviser have alarmed the body that advises former ministers on employment, prompting it to lay out conditions and highlighting concerns over tech companies' approaches to lobbying over AI regulation....

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