Puffins, dolphins and bumblebees in running to feature on new UK banknotes
controversy over the decision, with figures including [Nigel Farage criticising the Bank](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/britain-banknote-winston-churchill-badger-wildlife) for, he claimed, wanting to replace Winston Churchill with a beaver. The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, said