“One of the first things Andy Burnham did was close down the science and technology department. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in central London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)“He’s put one guy in Cabinet to look at AI. Elsewhere, Mrs Badenoch was asked who she thought was the “most terrifying” of Mr Burnham’s new Cabinet. The Tory leader added: “These are not the people that are going to turn the country around. Mr Burnham’s “spending spree” risks the same, the Tory leader suggested, as she cast doubt on the sources of cash for his early announcements.