People who 'delivered hardest possible Brexit' must resolve Northern Ireland protocol issues Save Save The UK has called for a 'standstill' to renegotiate the protocol - something which the EU has so far rejected Credit: Reuters 30 July 2021 ⢠4:05pm Follow  The people who "delivered the hardest possible Brexit have to shoulder some of the responsibility" for resolving the problems, Northern Ireland's deputy first minister has said. Speaking after a North South Ministerial Council (NSMC), Michelle O'Neill said the joint committee was "the forum in which we can iron out some of the issues that need to be resolved, some of which arise because of the lateness of the deal itself, some of which arise because we live in a new trade reality as a result of Brexit."