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Anthropic Hired UK Lobby Firm Charlesbye Before IPO, Adding to Sunak

Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 10 November 2026, 14:37 UTC By Jacob Reid 1 min read
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EXCLUSIVE Anthropic Taps UK Lobby Firm Before IPO to Counter AI Backlash Anthropic PBC hired a lobbying firm run by the one-time aide to former British prime minister Boris Johnson, adding to the ranks of UK political veterans the company has recruited to handle mounting calls to regulate artificial intelligence. The Claude developer retained Charlesbye Ltd., a firm managed by Lee Cain, Johnson’s former communications director, during the most recent quarter, according to filings in the UK...

EXCLUSIVE Anthropic Taps UK Lobby Firm Before IPO to Counter AI Backlash Anthropic PBC hired a lobbying firm run by the one-time aide to former British prime minister Boris Johnson, adding to the ranks of UK political veterans the company has recruited to handle mounting calls to regulate artificial intelligence. The Claude developer retained Charlesbye Ltd., a firm managed by Lee Cain, Johnson’s former communications director, during the most recent quarter, according to filings in the UK lobbyist registry. It’s the first time Anthropic has appeared in the filing, where lobbyists list clients who pay to contact a minister or permanent secretary.
UK (LOCATION) IPO (ORG) Counter AI Backlash Anthropic PBC (ORG) British (ORG) Boris Johnson (PERSON) Claude (PERSON) Charlesbye Ltd. (ORG) Lee Cain (PERSON) Johnson (PERSON)
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