Categorically false. "The English people are an ethnic group [...] native to England." [0]
"[White Brits] is an ethnicity classification used for the White population identifying as English..." [1]
The English are the native and indigenous ethnic group to England (London). White Brits are a category that includes the English.
>Of course, separating them out at this point has become difficult.
There is no separation nor difficulty: English people are the indigenous and native group to London.
QED.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_people
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_British#