UK Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has strongly opposed government proposal to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
The move would potentially shift AI policy oversight to a single minister.
Badenoch said 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 approval ratings among Australian news readers.
These ratings form a crucial part of Conservative Party performance trend data in the same month.