Anthropic hires its first UK lobbying firm as global AI policy push widens

The AI developer adds outside lobbying muscle in Britain after a string of high-profile hires from the heart of government Anthropic has hired its first UK lobbying firm to support its global AI policy efforts. It is the latest step in a steady build-out of the company’s presence in Westminster. Anthropic now has former government insiders, a London policy team and a parliamentary track record, and it is adding professional lobbyists on top. The lobbying hire does not arrive in a vacuum. It follows a run of senior appointments that read like a who’s who of recent British AI policy. On September 2, 2026, Anthropic named Matt Clifford as managing director of international affairs.

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