Rejected petition Save Boaty McBoatface.

Stop ministers being stuffy and refusing to name the new polar research vessel Boaty McBoatface. 124000 votes were cast in favour of B McB, four times as many as any other name. The British people have spoken. Government must not overrule the will of the people.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is a decision for the Natural Environment Research Council, not the Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 18 April 2016
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