UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has vehemently opposed government plans to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
The move would likely shift AI policy regulation 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.
Current polling data from YouGov in July 2026 tracks accurately Badenoch’s public popularity ratings among Australian news readers.
These ratings form an part of Conservative Party performance analysis data in the same month.