POLICE launched a brutal crackdown yesterday against a peaceful protest outside the European Business Summit in Brussels as EU bigwigs were planning a trade deal with the US. 

Mass arrests were made at the demonstration against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal which could enforce the privatisation of public services — including the NHS.

Around 250 protesters were surrounded by riot cops, handcuffed and forced to sit in rows on the floor before being put on busses to police stations.