Milton Keynes mum's desperate plea to government to return her stranded daughter from coronavirus-hit Philippines

A concerned mother is calling on the Government to do something to bring her daughter back from the Philippines.

Debbie Barker, 50, is at her wit's end after her daughter Katie has so far been unable to return to her Walnut tree home.

"She had been there for a couple of days, then the country was in lockdown. Everything - planes and ferries - were cancelled," Debbie said.

Although Katie, 24, is staying with friends and has had all her money refunded, she is still stuck in Moalboal, in the province of Cebu, Philippines.

"The British Embassy is doing nothing," said Debbie, also of Walnut Tree. And Debbie is worried her daughter may catch the deadly virus while she is stuck out there.

"She's got more chance of getting the coronavirus while she's out there - it's a third world country," she said.

"Nobody is flying out. Katie has submitted her passport details five times but they are still doing nothing.

"She is coping and she is safe. But this is a real worry for me. It's a massive concern.

"When is she going to be able to come home? There are no chartered flights. Any flight is cancelled."

Debbie, who lives with her daughter, added: "The British Embassy have got to do something.

"There is talk of this going on for 12 months. She can't stay there for 12 months. No-one can. The Government has got to do something about it."

Katie is one of many Brits stranded in the Philippines who have had their hopes of booking a flight dashed at the last minute.

MK Citizen has approached the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for a comment and are awaiting a response.