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What is National Conservatism and what do the people behind it want? Brussels conference shut down

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The National Conservatism conference has been shut down by local authorities in Brussels, who said the “far right” was not welcome. 

Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman were among several people due to speak at the conference before Belgian authorities issued the ban. 

Emir Kir, the mayor of Brussels district Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, said he decided to halt the conference to “guarantee public safety”.

“In Etterbeek, in Brussels City and in Saint-Josse, the far right is not

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