They begged for a better evacuation plan after the Grenfell tragedy - but the government refused

A Manchester woman who complained about a government 'failure' to install Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations for disabled people like herself has lost a High Court fight.

Georgie Hulme, who is one of the founders of Claddag, which campaigns on fire safety issues facing disabled residents, launched legal action against Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The campaign group raised concerns after recommendations that owners of high-rise residential buildings should prepare 'personal emergency evacuation plans' for people with disabilities, were not taken up by the government.

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Claddag asked a judge to quash a decision 'not to implement' recommendations, the PA news agency reports. Mrs Justice Stacey, who had considered arguments at a High Court hearing in London in December, has dismissed the group’s claim.

She heard that Claddag had been set up by Ms Hulme, from Manchester, and Sarah Rennie, from Birmingham, who both have physical disabilities.

The judge said Ms Rennie and Ms Hulme, and many others, must have been "desperately" disappointed that the recommendations had not been implemented. But she said the decision was 'essentially a political decision' and 'not unlawful.'

Mrs Justice Stacey said a personal emergency evacuation plan was a 'specifically designed evacuation plan', tailored to meet the specific needs of a person with reduced mobility.'

The judge said the aim was for residents and people responsible for the management of fire safety in a building to have 'thought through the available options in advance of any emergency.'

She said a consultation had led ministers to conclude that introducing personal emergency