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Gov't 2 advise Bank of England not 2 take Churchill's face off of our £5 note.

Submitted on Wednesday 11th March 2026

Rejected on Monday 30th March 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Gov't 2 advise Bank of England not 2 take Churchill's face off of our £5 note.

Petition Details

To instruct the Bank of England to re-think this idea.

Additional Information

This act by the Bank erodes a little more from our national pride and history.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Bank notes are the responsibility of the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government and Parliament.

You can find out how the Bank decides who will be on bank notes here:
www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/banknote-characters

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