The Conservatives have today been blamed for taking the UK to the brink of recession as a result of the party's "disastrous economic policies".
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned of a "tough road ahead" for the UK as gross domestic product, the measure of national income known as GDP, contracted by 0.2 per cent.
The Tory minister will announce his autumn budget next week where he is expected to announce painful public spending cuts and tax hikes.
