Politician forced to flee after farmer protests turn hostile in Belgium

Belgian farmers have launched their own tractor protests and have threatened to block access to the Zeebrugge container port. Financial daily De Tijd reported that they would attempt to stop all access to the country’s second largest port for at least 36 hours from 2pm local time (1pm GMT). Belgian farmers this morning disrupted traffic on the E19 motorway near the Dutch border as a tractor convoy headed for Antwerp, the country’s largest port. #belgium #france #protest Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business