According to a stinging barb from U.S. President 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 British leader on their banknotes too.
The cigar-toting mid-century Conservative is making way for creatures such as hedgehogs and badgers. That’s because the next generation of pound notes will feature wildlife native to the U.K., according to the Bank of England (BOE), after half a century in which that status was reserved for historical figures including Churchill and Jane Austen.
The BOE held a public consultation on refreshing its money last year and found nature emerged as the 44,000 responses’ most popular theme. Historical figures came in third. The bank said it was looking for images that symbolized the U.K., resonated with the public and weren’t divisive.
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