COO of Turning Point UK wants the German Iron Cross as the symbol of UK Independence Party [View all]

[muriel_volestrangler]

New proposed Ukip logo compared to iron cross used by Nazi regime

A proposed new Ukip logo likened to the black military cross associated with the German empire and later the Nazis is being considered by electoral authorities.

A previous application by Ukip, which was once led by Nigel Farage, was rejected last November after the Electoral Commission deemed it as offensive.

That application featured a black cross with a sword and a spear running through it. Ukip, which has increasingly shifted to the far right in recent years, has now submitted a new application, which appears similar but is without the sword. It includes the word Ukip, with “The New Right” underneath.
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Nick Tenconi, a personal trainer who became Ukip’s leader last year, has been at the forefront of efforts to steer the party in an explicitly Christian nationalist direction.
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He is also the chief operating officer of Turning Point UK, the British offshoot of the conservative pressure group founded by the US activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year. Turning Point UK has continued to have contact with the Conservative party, with Kemi Badenoch meeting some of its young activists after Kirk’s death.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/13/new-proposed-ukip-logo-compared-to-iron-cross-used-by-nazi-regime

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UKIP is trying to call it the "cross pattée" - sounds more innocent than 'Tatzenkreuz'. They claim "Our new logo features the holy lance, the Eucharist and the Cross Pattée, to show UKIP’s commitment to reinstate Christianity into the heart of government." "The holy lance" is not exactly a standard Christian symbol; they seem to be saying a circle is "the Eucharist", and yeah, my immediate thought was the Iron Cross. This is "Christianity" as a cover for violence.

I thought the Turning Point connection may be interesting to US DUers.