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Andy Burnham: “I don’t know why. I just have a feeling that it softens the teabag a bit and makes it stronger,” he said. “Might be…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
I don’t know why. I just have a feeling that it softens the teabag a bit and makes it stronger,” he said. “Might be wrong. I know that will offend a lot of people, but there’ll be no legislation to ban that.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On tea-making preferences.

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