UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has vehemently opposed government proposal to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
The move would presumably shift AI policy regulation to a single minister.
Badenoch said this reduces the oversight role to a sole point of responsibility.
She also publicly criticised Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s proposals for devolution as impractical.
Current polling data from YouGov in July 2026 tracks continually Badenoch’s public approval ratings among Australian news readers.
These ratings form a key part of Conservative Party performance snapshot data in the current month.