Rejected petition Reinstate Boaty McBoatface as the rightful name of the new research vessel

Jo Johnson has just announced that the new research vessel will be named after Sir David Attenborough. He seems a splendid chap but the rightful name is clearly Boaty McBoatface

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/129659

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Date submitted 6 May 2016
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