Britain · Welsh Corgi
Burnham eyes a win-win deal with Brussels – the Corgi negotiates at ankle height
Der Hündeler, Edition of Friday, 13 November 2026
What happened
The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU. Such a deal, he said, could be “more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for in 2016”. He was speaking at the European Political Community summit in Dublin. A keenly anticipated EU-UK summit follows next week, at which Burnham hopes to bring Britain closer to Europe.
What does this mean for your Corgi?
The Welsh Corgi has followed Britain’s European policy from inside the palace for decades, albeit from roughly a foot off the ground. From down there, high diplomacy consists mainly of shoes arriving and shoes leaving. As a Welsh cattle drover, he also knows how to turn a slow-moving herd in a new direction: not by making speeches, but by persistently nipping at its heels. A “win-win”, to his mind, only counts if both biscuits end up with him. For a Corgi living in Switzerland nothing changes; he knows relations with Brussels purely as a permanent negotiation over the garden fence.
What you can do now: Wear sturdy shoes on walks. Your Corgi is always happy to help a rapprochement along from behind.