Britain's incoming prime minister Andy Burnham has sparked a fresh debate over one of the country's most cherished traditions after revealing that he puts milk into the cup before pouring hot water while making tea, a habit he admits is likely to divide opinion.
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Speaking in a quick-fire interview with PoliticsUK, Burnham was asked about his tea-making preferences and said he has always been a "milk-first" tea drinker.
Explaining the reasoning behind his unusual approach, he said he believes adding milk first "softens the tea bag a bit and makes it stronger."
"I don't know why," Burnham said. "I just have a feeling that it softens the tea bag a bit and makes it stronger. I might be wrong, and I know that will offend a lot of people, but there will be no legislation to ban that."
