Pubs, restaurants, gyms, non-essential shops and places of worship will close, but schools, colleges and universities can stay open.
The announcement has sparked anger from some Tory MPs, and business leaders have warned of a "bleak midwinter".
Prime Minister Johnson is delivering public a statement in the Commons on Monday.
MPs will vote on the latest restrictions on Wednesday, and Labour has indicated taht it will back the lockdown.
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But writing in the Sunday Telegraph, former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith accused the prime minister of "giving in to the scientific advisers".
Sir Iain said the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) had "pressurised" the government into taking this decision, with its members "publicly lecturing" the government.
He urged Mr Johnson not to continue "encouraging businesses to reopen only to force them to lock down again".
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