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Some people in the UK are [angrily / angry] that pictures on British banknotes will change. Their anger has been [cased/ caused] by the Bank of England replacing famous historical figures [with / to] wildlife. The [progress / process] to make this change was democratic. More than 26,000 people voted [after / ahead] a public discussion. The theme of [natural / nature] was the most popular choice. This means national heroes [liked / like] WWII leader Sir Winston Churchill, writer Jane Austen, and artist JMW Turner will be replaced [at / by] animals and birds. Sustainability expert Ali Fisher said: "This is a powerful reminder of [how / what] deeply people feel connected to and value British wildlife." She added: "It's a beautiful opportunity to put biodiversity in [every / all] our hands."

The Bank [explained / explain] that images of wildlife would make [faking / taking] banknotes more difficult. It said nature was a great [choice / choose] when looking at the security [of / to] banknotes. Despite this, many leading politicians are very unhappy about [remove / removing] the historical figures. The head of the Conservative Party said: "Removing Churchill [to / from] banknotes is erasing our history. Changing the pictures to put wild animals on them is a silly [thing / things] to do. I absolutely do not support it." The Liberal Democrat Party leader said: "I can't [think / thought] of a worse time to do [these / this] with a war waging in Europe." However, Churchill's granddaughter had no problem with [an / the] animal replacing her grandfather.