UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has firmly opposed government plans to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
The move would likely shift AI policy oversight to a single minister.
Badenoch stated 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 unrealistic.
Recent polling data from YouGov in July 2026 tracks continually Badenoch’s public popularity ratings among Australian news readers.
These ratings form a key part of Conservative Party performance analysis data in the same month.