No, Badenoch did not lose the Tory whip in the Prime Minister's purge of those naughty Conservative MPs who backed the Brexit delay bill, and is in fact still under-secretary of state for children and young families.
Instead, she is having some time away from parliament to have a baby - which is probably rather welcome considering the current state of affairs in Westminster.
While on maternity leave, her ministerial responsibilities will be undertaken by Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan, who is also a Tory whip.
Badenoch's five weeks doing the day-to-day work of a minister at the department saw her make two announcements - in addition to launching a competition to find the best early years apps, she unveiled the expansion of a national scheme to support adults who want to retrain to gain a new career.
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