When Rishi Sunak left Downing Street in 2024, some people expected him to fade into the background of British politics, perhaps maybe to write a memoir or re-enter finance. Instead though, the former Prime Minister of the UK has taken a wild turn into the heart of the technology industry.
Sunak has accepted part time advisory positions with both Microsoft and the artificial intelligence company Anthropic which are two of the world's most powerful and richest players in the tech race. The decision has restarted a contentious debate over how closely political figures should work with corporations they once helped regulate.
