Minister of Health and Social Care Bjarne Hakon Hanssen of Norway

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Bjarne H?kon Hanssen has said he is willing to withdraw his candidacy for the Labour Party's deputy leader slot to make way for a woman - but on condition that he is asked to throw in the towel.

But Hanssen said he believes that Norway is spending far too much money on asylum seekers who have no real need for refuge.

In March, Norwegian Minister of Labor and Social Inclusion, Bjarne Hakon Hanssen said that Krekar could be on a plane to Iraq "within two months", as long as a guarantee could come from Iraq that the Islamofascist would be "safe" upon his arrival.

In March, Norwegian Minister of Labor and Social Inclusion, Bjarne Hakon Hanssen said that Kerkar could be on a plane to Iraw within two months.

Minister of labour and social inclusion Bjarne Hakon Hanssen said that the future health labour shortage had likely two main solutions: Norway could offer to pay for training of health personnel in foreign countries that would then work for a period in Norway, or more Norwegians would have to go abroad for treatment.

Norwegians would have to go abroad for treatment.

Hanssen said Norways first move would be to lift some of the strict aspects of current Norwegian immigration laws, thereby opening up the way for much-needed Turkish employees.

Hanssen said then the government was monitoring the situation.

Mr Hanssen said that meeting this demand would undermine the general reform of state pensions.