UKIP leader Nick Tenconi (Image: James Manning)

A NEW party logo proposed by the UK Independence Party (Ukip) has been slammed for being strikingly similar to a Nazi symbol.

The party has bid to replace its purple and yellow logo featuring a gold pound sign with a black and white symbol that appears to mirror the Iron Cross – a military medal in the Kingdom of Prussia and Nazi Germany.

The logo, which will need to be approved by the Electoral Commission, also features a shield and spear as well as a slogan branding the party “the new right”.

The similarity to the Iron Cross has been picked up on by scores of people on social media.

However, the party has claimed the emblem features “the holy lance, the Eucharist and the Cross Pattée” adding it is “outright offensive” to suggest the logo is a “Nazi symbol”.

Angus Pargas-Wyatt, director of political engagement at Total Politics, posted on Twitter/X: “UKIP has submitted an application to the Electoral Commission to change its official logo. And it’s ever so slightly concerning…”

Sunder Katwala, the director of the British Future think tank, added on BlueSky: “Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler’s Nazi regime from 1933-45.”

The logo has appeared already at protests on supporters’ flags but has now been officially proposed to the Electoral Commission.

If approved, it could be used on ballot papers for General Elections.

NEW: @UKIP has submitted an application to the Electoral Commission to change its official logo.

And it’s ever so slightly concerning… 👀 pic.twitter.com/Ux6yYe7Nb9

— Angus Parsad-Wyatt (@anguswyatt) January 12, 2026

Another user said: "Ukip go completely mask off. The cross is obviously the huge red flags but a f****** weapon on a political party logo?

“Don’t forget the axe and sticks is the reason we call these vermin fascists.”

The Eurosceptic, far-right party used to be led by Nigel Farage and gained two MPs in the 2010s, but has rarely made headlines since the UK left the EU.

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They are now led by Nick Tenconi, the chief operating officer of Turning Point UK, an organisation set up to promote right-wing politics in UK schools and universities.

In October last year, a planned demonstration by Ukip was banned by the Met Police from taking place in an area with a large Muslim population.

The gathering had been due to take place in east London and had been billed as a demo to “reclaim Whitechapel from the Islamists”.

A Ukip spokesperson said: "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 Templar Cross/Cross Pattée is a powerful Christian symbol that symbolises spiritual victory and sacrifice.

"The Cross Pattée has been featured throughout British history and is used as the Victoria Cross, sits on the crown of our monarch, and is also found within the Parliamentary logo. Are critics suggesting that the King, Parliament and our war heroes are all Nazis?

“It is outright offensive, ignorant and Christophobic to suggest that the Cross Pattée is a ‘Nazi symbol’. The Cross Pattée is displayed throughout Christian religious texts and these efforts to slander us with vile allegations is simply religious bigotry and discrimination.”