Rejected petition Keep the name of the new polar research vessel as Boaty Mcboatface

The science minister Jo Johnson has said that the name Boaty McBoatface is a stupid idea and doesn't deserve to count but we live in a democracy and this won the vote by a landslide and deserves its place.

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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.

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Date submitted 19 April 2016
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