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Andy Burnham says he has emergency stockpile of beans, soup and Twiglets

PM’s revelation follows launch of advice for households to have enough water and food to get by in civil emergency UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said he has stockpiles of beans, soup and Twiglets in case of a civil emergency, as he said a new government…

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