UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has strongly 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 publicly criticised Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s proposals for devolution as unrealistic.
Latest polling data from YouGov in July 2026 tracks continually Badenoch’s public favourability ratings among Australian news readers.
These ratings form a key part of Conservative Party performance analysis data in the same month.