Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has taken duty for scaling again plans to revoke simply 600 EU laws by the tip of the 12 months as an alternative of the 4,800 promised.

Former minister David Mellor warned that the U-turn on the so-called Brexit bonfire may influence Ms Badenoch’s political profession prospects, telling GB News: “She’s committing [career] suicide. She breaks all of the rules in the book.

“First of all she says it is her responsibility and nothing to do with the Prime Minister which I thought was amazing, but also, they came out of the EU due to the argument that the EU is full of red tape and Britain was going to sail the oceans of the world free from all of this.”

He continued: “Now she’s saying, ‘the constraints aren’t too bad and we’re not going to lose too many of them’. This is defiance. Kemi Badenoch is obviously bright and she has certainly has self-confidence, which can be a great thing, but it can also be a destroyer of people’s careers, and I think she has too much self-confidence.”

A new Express.co.uk poll has discovered that three-quarters of readers suppose that Ms Badenoch ought to resign over the Brexit climbdown.

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Ms Badenoch mentioned she had listened to companies’ issues and that her precedence was “to tackle the red tape that holds back UK firms, reduces their competitiveness in global markets and hampers their growth”.

In a ballot that ran from 3.30pm on Monday, May 15, to 10.30am on Wednesday, May 17, Express.co.uk asked readers: “Should Kemi Badenoch resign over Brexit bonfire?”

A complete of three,392 readers responded, with the bulk, 75 p.c (2,548 individuals), answering “yes” she ought to resign. In distinction, 23 p.c (787 individuals) mentioned “no” whereas two p.c (57 individuals) mentioned they didn't know.

Hundreds of feedback have been left beneath the accompanying article as readers shared their thoughts on Ms Badenoch’s political future.

Many readers thought that Ms Badenoch ought to resign, with username justmy2cents writing: “Yes! No doubt about it.”

Similarly, username pauldenton mentioned: “She should resign if she wants to preserve her reputation.”

Other readers thought that the duty ought to lie with Mr Sunak. Username petemidlands commented: “It should be Sunak that resigns, he's in charge. He must have ordered that most of the rules to stay.”

Another, username ghenghis1, agreed writing: “if its her decision then yes, if it's an instruction from Sunak then no.”

Meanwhile, some commented that Ms Badenoch needs to be “sacked without the chance to resign”.