This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Save 'Boaty McBoatface'. Highest vote wins - fair competition & democracy
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The suggestion of 'Boaty McBoatface' has attracted more than 27,000 votes already (and rising quickly) in an online poll of names for the Royal Research ship but now because experts don' agree, they may change the rules and ignore the clear competition winner and call the boat something else.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-35860760
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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