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