Emmanuel Macron: ‘Showing his true colours!’ Brexit row ERUPTS as Martin Daubney says ‘we should never return Bayeux Tapestry’
A Brexit row erupted on GB News today after Martin Daubney shared his thoughts on the speech made by French President Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum.
The presenter cheekily put to viewers that England should “keep the Bayeux Tapestry” after France and Britain finalised a historic agreement to loan the 70-metre artefact to England for the first time in nearly a millennium.
The historic loan agreement, endorsed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, will see the tapestry displayed at the Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.
Speaking about this on GB News, Martin said: “I put it to you, by the way, that the tapestry which commemorates the Norman conquest of the Anglo-Saxons was actually woven by English women in England.
Discussing the speech, Martin added: “Something I picked up on straight away, why was Emmanuel Macron surrounded by two European Union flags?
“This had nothing to do with the European Union. He’s here to represent France.”
Nigel Nelson said: “He’s here to represent both. He’s here as a representative of the European Union and obviously as the President of France. And this is the first time we’ve had an EU leader here for a state visit since Brexit.”
Martin fumed: “He’s not an EU leader, he’s a head of state. He’s got nothing to do with the EU. That was him showing his true colours.”
Nelson stood his ground and said: “He’s the EU leader in the sense that he’s the President of France and therefore a leading member of the EU.
“So the idea was that he would actually show both. He’s already said he regrets the fact that Brexit took place. But he respects our decision, which I think was fair enough to do.”
Martin furiously responded: “This should not be about the European blooming Union. This is meant to be about an exchange of artefacts.
“This is meant to be from France to Britain. Got nothing to do with Brussels.”
The tapestry is set to make its return to England after 900 years in FranceGetty
Macron’s three-day state visit, at the invitation of King Charles III, marks the first state visit to the UK by a European Union head of state since Britain left the EU in 2020.
George Osborne, Chair of the British Museum Trustees, called the tapestry “a work of such deep familiarity and resonance that it transcends even the idea of art. Every child in Britain learns of 1066; now they will see the epic retelling with their own eyes.”
The exhibition is timed to coincide with the millennium of William the Conqueror’s birth.
