In this case, "Watashi wa Igirisu ni iru." is correct.
"desu":
"A is B." means "A = B".
So, it is translated into "A wa B desu."
If above sentence is "I am England.", it is translated into "Watashi ha Igirisu desu."
(of course strange.)
"iru":
"iru" is near meaning of "stay" or "exist".