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Replacing figures including Sir Winston Churchill with images of wildlife on the next series of Bank of England banknotes is “erasing our history”, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader, who described herself as a “huge fan” of Churchill, criticised switching to wildlife pictures as “a silly thing to do”. The central bank’s move marks a shift after more than 50 years of showcasing people from Britain’s history on the notes, including Churchill, Alan Turing and Jane Austen. #news #banknotes #manchestereveningnews
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Replacing figures including Sir Winston Churchill with images of wildlife on the next series of Bank of England banknotes is “erasing our history”, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader, who described herself as a “huge fan” of Churchill, criticised switching to wildlife pictures as “a silly thing to do”. The central bank’s move marks a shift after more than 50 years of showcasing people from Britain’s history on the notes, including Churchill, Alan Turing and Jane Austen. #news #banknotes #manchestereveningnews

  • 2026-03-13
Replacing figures including Sir Winston Churchill with images of wildlife on the next series of Bank of England…