Authorities in Brussels have ordered the closure of the right wing National Conservatism conference which had politicians including Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman as speakers.
The two-day conference also includes Hungarian leader Viktor Orban in the line-up.Images shared widely on social media today show a large police presence outside the event, with reports suggesting police and local officials ordered the conference to be shut down.Emir Kir, the mayor of Brussels district Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, said he had issued an order banning the National Conservatism conference from taking place on Tuesday "to guarantee public safety".
According to a reports on social media, police arrived while Mr Farage, the honorary president of Reform UK, was addressing the event, giving attendees 15 minutes to leave the venue.Footage later showed police officers entering the venue.
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