Face masks will be optional after July 19, Robert Jenrick has said.
When the country lifts legal coronavirus restrictions, the public can take 'personal responsibility' and decide themselves if they want to wear face masks.
Boris Johnson's minister said wearing masks will be a personal choice and "the state won't be telling you what to do", reports the Mirror.
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Robert Jenrick told Sky News' Trevor Philips On Sunday programme he would not choose to wear a face mask and others can do the same.
He said: "Like many people, I want to get away from these restrictions as quickly as I possibly can and we don’t want them to stay in place for a day longer than is necessary.
"I think we are going to now move into a period where there won’t be legal restrictions, the state won’t be telling you what to do, but you will want to exercise a degree of personal responsibility and judgment – different people will come to different conclusions on things like masks, for example.
"The Prime Minister will set out more detail on the national policy on some of those restrictions in the coming days.
"But there will be things we all definitely need to do – it will be essential that every adult gets fully vaccinated."
Pressed on whether he would 'get rid' of his mask after July 19 if permitted to do so, Mr Jenrick said: "I will. I don’t particularly want to wear a mask. I don’t think a lot of people enjoy doing it."
The one-metre plus rule, QR codes in bars, restrictions on mass gatherings and some self-isolation rules will also end, according to reports.
