Barnsley Reform UK councillor Andy Arnold faces resignation calls over apparent swastika tattoo in 2018 Facebook photos
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Hannah Al-Othman, Sundus Abdi
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Summary
A newly elected Reform UK councillor in Barnsley, Andy Arnold, is facing calls to resign after publicly accessible Facebook images from 2018 appeared to show him with a swastika tattoo on his arm. The images were posted on an account linked to a tattoo studio registered under Theresa Arnold, a fellow Reform UK councillor believed to be his wife. The controversy has sparked political backlash and demands for his resignation.
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The images were posted on an account linked to a tattoo studio in the area called Tattoo Wombwell, registered under Theresa Arnold, a fellow Reform UK councillor who is understood to be Arnold's wife.
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.
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