Just like any other true Brit, a UK police horse refuses to get out of bed for work until he has a cup of tea.

The Merseyside Police Mounted Section in Liverpool, north west of London, posted a photo of their police horse Jake having his tea before beginning his day.

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"Jakes refuses to get out of bed until he is brought a warm cup of @tetleyuk tea,” the unit tweeted.

"Once he has drank this he is ready for the day."

The video posted alongside the tweet shows a very sleepy Jake taking sips of the tea on his stack of hay.

Jake is not a morning person. Credit: Twitter

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Jake has his tea with skim milk, to cool it down, and two sugars.

In another tweet, the Merseyside Police Mounted Section Twitter page, which is dedicated to blogging the life of its horses, posted a video of a horse shocking himself awake.

Police horse Major woke up after passing some gas in his sleep.

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