Overview

• Letters published on Oct. 9 approve Sunak’s advisory roles with a two‑year ban on lobbying from his last day in office and a prohibition on using privileged government information.
• He is barred from advising on UK policy matters or bidding for UK government contracts for Microsoft or Anthropic during the restriction period.
• Sunak says the work is part‑time and internally focused on high‑level macroeconomic and geopolitical strategy, and he is scheduled to speak at Microsoft’s annual Summit.
• He will donate all compensation from both roles to The Richmond Project charity that he founded with Akshata Murty.
• Acoba flagged public concern over perceived access given Microsoft’s UK ties and Sunak’s past contacts, while the appointments add to his Goldman Sachs advisory role as he remains an MP.