Holidaymakers and travelers coming into England will no longer have to take Covid tests, the Prime Minister has said.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have previously followed England's lead on travel rules.
Boris Johnson said changes to testing rules for international travellers who are fully vaccinated will be made given that Britain is “moving through the Omicron wave”.
Speaking to broadcasters during a visit to the Academic Centre, Milton Keynes Hospital, the Prime Minister said: “We have, thanks to the tough decisions, the big calls that we made… the most open economy and society in Europe.
“And although we have to be cautious, we are now moving through the Omicron wave, and you can see the figures are starting to get better.
“So what we’re doing on travel, to show that this country is open for business, open for travellers, you will see changes so that people arriving no longer have to take tests if they have been vaccinated, if they have been double vaccinated.”
The move is expected to be approved later today with details then announced.
Currently those arriving in the UK have to take a test 48 hours after arrival.
