Belgian police move to shut down conference due to hear from Nigel Farage

Emir Kir, the mayor of Brussels district Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, said: “In Etterbeek, in Brussels City and in Saint-Josse, the far-right is not welcome.”

Suella Braverman had been due to address the National Conservatism conference in Brussels before it was shut down by police (Victoria Jones/PA)

Authorities in Brussels have ordered the closure of a right-wing conference that was due to hear from British politicians including Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman.

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”.