UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has strongly opposed government proposal to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
The move would presumably shift AI policy supervision to a single minister.
Badenoch stated this reduces the oversight role to a sole point of responsibility.
She also openly criticised Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s proposals for devolution as unrealistic.
Latest 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 analysis data in the current month.