Sunak threatened by new winter of discontent after UK recovery fizzles out

The chancellor will address the Conservative party conference in Manchester against the background of a faltering economy

Rising prices, queues at the petrol pumps and a flatlining economy provide a sobering backdrop to Rishi Sunak's speech at the Conservative party conference in Manchester on Monday .

The outlook was more promising only three months ago when the UK was recovering quickly from the lockdown restrictions imposed at the start of the year.