UK government faces claim over alleged failure to protect people in climate crisis

Doug Paulley, pictured at home in West Yorkshire, called for ‘a new adaptation programme that recognises the acute threat disabled people face’. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

In December, council officials ordered Kevin Jordan to leave his home, warning him it was at risk of falling into the sea at any moment.

On Tuesday, he had his day in court, accusing the government of failing to do enough to adapt to the changes the UK is facing as a result of climate breakdown.