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