NI heads of government divided over protocol after Covid-19 vaccine row

First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have clashed over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA)

Northern Ireland’s joint heads of government are divided over the Brexit protocol in the aftermath of an EU attempt to slam on the brakes over Covid-19 vaccination supply routes.

First Minister Arlene Foster has urged the UK Government to intervene, while deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has insisted the protocol must stay.