Details of UK plans to require Covid-19 hotel quarantines for people arriving from a list of "red zone" countries will be not revealed tomorrow, despite Boris Johnson saying they would on national television.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock will not make a statement on Thursday outlining details of the plan. Instead, vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi will speak to MPs about vaccine rollout.
A Number 10 source said it was a "misunderstanding."
The PM had already announced plans to require people arriving from 30 "red list" countries to quarantine in a hotel for up to ten days.
But it's been reported that this measure may not be introduced until February 15.
Speaking at a Downing Street press briefing, Mr Johnson said: "If you do come here from one of those countries, then you will be, as we've said, taken and put in special accommodation."
He added: "The health secretary will be making a further announcement about that tomorrow."
The Mirror now understands no further announcement will be made tomorrow.
Earlier, the PM said it was "not practical" to shut down the border entirely, because more than 21,000 people arrive in the country every day.
The Prime Minister was slammed by Labour's Keir Starmer today after failing to name a date for forced isolation in hotels.
It's now a week since the PM announced Brits arriving from 30 'red list' countries (now 33) would have to quarantine in guarded hotels at their own expense for 10 days.
The row then exploded yesterday when it emerged SAGE scientists had warned only blanket hotel quarantine, or a full border closure, could keep new variants out of the UK.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Government scientists recommended "a complete pre-emptive closure of borders".
During PMQs, he told the Commons: "Today we're likely to hit 10 million vaccinations, which is remarkable. The biggest risk to the vaccine programme at the moment is the arrival of new variants such as the South African variant.
"On that issue, the Government's own scientists Sage said two weeks ago, and I quote, 'only a complete pre-emptive closure of borders or the mandatory quarantine of all visitors upon arrival can get close to fully preventing new cases or new variants'. So, pretty clear.
"So why did the Prime Minister choose not to do the one thing that Sage said could prevent new variants coming to the UK?"
Mr Johnson replied: "Actually, SAGE did not recommend a complete ban and they say that travel bans should not be relied upon to stop importation of new variants."
He claimed Britain had "one of the toughest regimes in the world", where travel for non-Brits was already banned from the 33 countries and other arrivals needed a negative test on arrival.
"It is illegal now to go on holiday in this country", he added.
