Robert Jenrick says Covid data appears to be ‘in right place’ ahead of 19 July – video

Robert Jenrick, the UK’s communities secretary, has suggested coronavirus control measures in England such as the legal requirement to wear face coverings in enclosed public settings will be left up to personal choice after the final stage of the roadmap.

‘We trust the British public to exercise good judgment, people will come to different conclusions as you say,’ Jenrick told BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show.

In England, there has been a lot of debate about what the rules should look like from 19 July, the date set for the final easing of restrictions, with plenty of speculation that some will remain in place. ‘It does look as if the data is in the right place,’ Jenrick said. ‘It isn’t translating into serious illness and death’