Manchester attack survivors ‘felt they were left to die by emergency services’

“There were too many chiefs, not enough doers. There were some exceptionally brave people who were inside when it happened and who acted like true heroes."

People look at flowers and tributes left in St Ann’s Square in Manchester following the Manchester Arena terror attack (Danny Lawson/PA)

Survivors who were among the closest people to suicide bomber Salman Abedi when he detonated his device have said they felt they were “left to die” by emergency services.

Law firm Hudgell Solicitors is preparing civil claims for more than 150 survivors from the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.