Calls for Barnsley Reform councillor to resign over apparent swastika tattoo

Arnold’s wife said the symbol was connected to an interest in Buddhism and was ‘misunderstood’. Photograph: barnsleymbc.moderngov.co.uk

A newly elected Reform UK councillor in Barnsley has come under pressure to resign after photographs emerged appearing to show him with a swastika tattoo.

Andy Arnold, who was elected to Barnsley council earlier this month to represent Wombwell, can be seen with what appears to be the symbol tattooed on his arm in a series of publicly accessible Facebook images dating back to 2018.