Don’t do the Norway model, Norway tells Britain

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre told POLITICO that UK Labour mayor Andy Burnham should not model Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the EU on Norway's arrangement, urging him to seek other solutions as part of a wider Brexit reset. The intervention comes as Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, pushes for a closer UK-EU trading relationship. Norway's model, which gives it single market access in exchange for budget contributions and free movement, has long been floated as a template for softer UK alignment. Støre's remarks signal that Oslo sees its own settlement as poorly suited to Britain's size and politics. Watch whether Burnham and Labour leader Keir Starmer heed the advice as they shape the party's EU policy ahead of the next election.