On Wednesday, the Bank of England said that, following public consultation, native British wildlife would be depicted on its next set of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes. A YouGov poll of more than 5,000 people last July suggested 34% of Lib Dems wanted nature on notes, compared with 19% wanting notable British historical figures. Some 30% of Tories and Reform voters wanted historical figures, compared with 26% for the Conservatives and 25% for Reform favouring nature. " Nature was the most popular theme in the 44,000 responses to a public consultation and focus groups on banknote imagery. Some 60% of respondents selected it as one of their preferred themes, ahead of architecture and landmarks (56%); historical figures (38%); arts, culture and sport (30%); innovation (23%); and noteworthy milestones (19%), the Bank said. Following the backlash from political party leaders, the Bank said it was proud that historical figures had been on its notes for more than 50 years.