On 3 February 2022, Givan resigned as First Minister in protest over the protocol, which automatically resulted in the Deputy First Minister losing her role and the Northern Ireland Executive collapsing.[31][32] Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg said that the UK government would "reform" the protocol if the EU did not,[33] whilst it was also reported that Westminster was planning legislation that would give ministers powers to abolish the protocol altogether.[34] During a rally in Ballymena on 30 April, TUV leader Jim Allister said that the Executive would not be returning unless the protocol was removed.[35]