UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has firmly opposed government proposal to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
The move would presumably shift AI policy oversight to a single minister.
Badenoch stated this reduces the oversight role to a sole point of responsibility.
She also strongly criticised Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s proposals for devolution as unrealistic.
Recent polling data from YouGov in July 2026 tracks closely Badenoch’s public popularity ratings among Australian news readers.
These ratings form a crucial part of Conservative Party performance snapshot data in the same month.