Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accepted paid advisory positions with tech giants Microsoft and Anthropic, just over a year after leaving 10 Downing Street.

The move has been approved by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) – the watchdog overseeing post-government employment – which ruled that Sunak must not lobby ministers or officials on behalf of the companies for two years following his time in office.

Sunak, who remains MP for Richmond and Northallerton, will donate all proceeds from the roles to The Richmond Project – a charity he founded with his wife to boost numeracy across the UK.