Minister for the Cabinet Office
Penny Mordaunt says scrutiny of no deal preparations “certainly not in the interests of this country”.
But he added that "individual businesses have the capacity to make decisions about who they will admit and why".
Change in government advice comes as minister says face coverings in shops "basic good manners" not mandatory.
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove holds daily press briefing on the coronavirus outbreak in the UK. It comes after the head of the Office of National Statistics said that the number of weekly deaths are at their highest level since records began.
Cabinet Office minister accused of the "weakest rebuttal of a detailed exposé in British political history".
“People lived up to their stereotypes," HuffPost UK was told.
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As Labour vows to end 'Carillion-style' private health contracts