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The businessman, who stars in The Apprentice, admitted that David Cameron didn't require his services once the coalition government was formed.
He told the Sunday Mirror: "After the election No 10 got in touch and told me that my services were no longer required.
"I am happy to work with them but they don't want to work with me. It's a real shame."
Sugar was given a seat in the Lords last year by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to advise ministers. This meant that the new series of The Apprentice, which begins on Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One, had to be postponed to comply with the BBC's impartiality commitments.
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