Rejected petition Stop the removal of Sir Winston Churchill from £5 notes.

Stop this happening. The slow erosion of history!

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We should be proud of our history/heritage. He was and will be our greatest ever PM whom without his brave decisions/leadership perhaps we would not freed Europe from Tryany!

This petition was rejected

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-characters

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 11 March 2026
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