Moment man tries to burn EU flag – but Brussels regulations means it CAN'T LIGHT
THIS is the moment a masked man tries to set fire to a European Union (EU) flag - only to realise it won’t light because of Brussels regulations.
Awkward moment pro-Brexit protester fails to burn EU flag
The man is filmed posing in front of the hanging flag before launching a rant about “forced mass immigration” and the “corrupt” Brussels bloc.
He says: “The European Union is corrupt to the core. It’s here to take away our nationality, our identity, our free speech and our sovereignty.”
The man then tries to set alight the flag with a cigarette lighter to no avail.
The man spent two minutes trying to burn the flag
European fire safety regulations met his attempts were thwarted
European fire safety regulations meant his attempts were thwarted by the fire-retardant flag.
Undeterred, the man tries to light it again and spends the next two painstaking minutes trying before he eventually gives up.
Undeterred, the man tried to light it again
The video was initially posted on Facebook in June last year in the lead up to the European Union referendum, but has resurfaced after Britain officially triggered Article 50, finally ending our 44-year membership of the bloc.