The leader of UKIP has faced online accusations that he used a Nazi salute in a clip he posted online.

In a video he shared on social media, Nick Tenconi was seen outside the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, Portsmouth, performing a gesture with his right arm.

Tenconi, a 43-year-old personal trainer, curled his right hand into a fist and put it to his chest before raising his right arm in the air, the Mirror reports.

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The clip also showed Mr Tenconi dancing to a 'L'Amour Toujours', a hit by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino released in 1999 that more recently has been used by members of the German far right.

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