Nigel Farage says he made a 'discreet exit' after police officers turned up outside the National Conservatism Conference in Brussels.
In the last few minutes, we've had an update from our political correspondent Darren McCaffrey on the situation in Brussels.A little earlier, the local mayor sent police to shut down the National Conservatism conference where Reform UK's honorary president Nigel Farage and former home secretary Suella Braverman were speaking.
'They're effectively trying to strangle the conference, if you like, by ensuring that the delegates that are in here, when they leave they won't be allowed to return,' he says.Darren explains that the local mayor has concerns around public order and 'the people who are at the event'.But he goes on: 'The conference is still taking place - there are dozens of people behind me, there are people inside the hall. Speeches are continuing.
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