Rejected petition: Stop Sir Winston Churchill being axed from £5 British banknotes
Rejected on
I would like the government to keep the great Sir Winston Churchill on the banknotes
Because he was a hero and the greatest Prime Minister the United Kingdom has ever seen
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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:
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/banknote-charactersWe only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.