The appeal at the UK high court was over the lawfulness of British government policy not to provide funding for legal representations for British nationals facing charges abroad.

The challenge was dismissed by five supreme court judges. The appeal was put forth by 57-year-old Lindsay Sandiford from Cheltenham, who has been sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia.

Lindsay was convicted of drug smuggling in May 2012, but she claims that gangs forced into becoming a drug mule by threatening to harm her family.

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A spokesman at the supreme court said: "The current situation of the appellant is that she has one last chance of seeking review or appeal through the courts against the death penalty being carried out on her - by way of application for judicial review to the Indonesian Supreme Court. This requires a detailed knowledge of Indonesian law."

Ms Sandiford is thought to need around £8,000 to fight her sentencing.

Despite the ruling, Lord Carnwath of the supreme court says that the Secretary of State needs to ‘urgently review’ Ms Sandiford’s case.

Five foreigners have been executed abroad since 1998, all following drug convictions.

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