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BusinessConsumer affairsCurrencies ‘Wokery’: Winston Churchill, Jane Austen to be removed from UK pound notes in controversial redesign Tom Rees March 12, 2026 — 6:15am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share A A A
According to a stinging barb from Donald Trump, Britons are being led by a Prime Minister who is no Winston Churchill. Soon they will have to cope without the popular wartime leader on their banknotes too. The cigar-toting mid-century Conservative is making way for creatures like hedgehogs and badgers. That’s because the next generation of pound notes will feature wildlife native to the UK, according to the Bank of England, after half a century in which that sta
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