Overview
- Letters published on Thursday set conditions barring Rishi Sunak from lobbying UK ministers or officials for two years from his last day in office and from advising on UK government policy or contracts.
- The roles are part-time and internally focused, with Sunak providing high-level strategic perspectives on macroeconomic and geopolitical trends rather than UK-specific advice.
- Sunak said all earnings from both appointments will be donated to The Richmond Project, the numeracy charity he founded with his wife, Akshata Murty.
- ACOBA noted reasonable concerns about perceived unfair access and influence given Sunak’s prior engagement with tech firms, yet approved the roles with strict guardrails and a prohibition on using privileged government information.
- The appointments add to Sunak’s post-premiership portfolio, which includes a senior advisory position at Goldman Sachs, while he continues to serve as MP for Richmond and Northallerton.