I would come out and I'd turn my phone on, the old Nokia mobile phone and first text in block capitals from said person, this is what it would read, "Answer the f***ing question."
Andy Burnham: “I would come out and I'd turn my phone on, the old Nokia mobile phone and first text in block capitals from said person…”
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Recalling his wife's feedback on his interviews.
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