WORLD FARTING CHAMPIONSHIPS WRECKED BY BREXIT!

PLANS to bring the World Farting Championships to Britain for the first time are in ruins – and BREXIT is to blame.

The contest has been held in Utajärvi, Finland, for the last three years and organisers hoped to bring the tournament to the UK this summer.

But bosses at the World Farting Federation decided that last year’s referendum vote, which put Britain on course to leave the European Union, ruled Britain out.

Inappropriate

A communiqué from the WFF ruling council read: “In view of Britain’s vote to leave the EU, we no longer have confidence that the UK is a nation which has the internationalist outlook to promote farting worldwide.

“It would be inappropriate for us to award the Championships to the United Kingdom at this time.”

And the decision has enraged UK farters.

Geoff Dawson of the UK Flatulence Union raged: “We hoped and prayed that bringing the Championships to Britain would cement us at the apex of the international flatulence pyramid.

“Now, thanks to Mr Farage and his ilk, we have been consigned to the outer edges of the flatulence universe.

“Yes, I agree that we need to chuck out all the foreigners and that, but pulling out of the EU was a mistake for Britain and a huge mistake for British farting. This could put us back years.”

Britain is internationally renowned for its flatulence, boasting top- notch flatulist Mr Methane as one of its leading lights in the farting community.

Mr Methane fronted the Finland festival last year, increasing speculation at the time that the 2017 event was Britain- bound.

The tradition of farting competitions goes back at least to 17th century Japan where, between 1603- 1868, there were “He- Gassens” – fart battles. BREX WIND: Geoff Dawson ( top) blames Nigel Farage ( right) for UK losing out on hosting event, and ( left) Brit Mr Methane at last year’s contest with Finland’s Phartman