Garrett-Cox calls on government to help new mothers return to work

As she is named winner of the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman award, the City executive also says she wants more women on company boards

Katherine Garrett-Cox, winner of the 2015 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman award, has called on the government to make it easier for women to return to work after having children.

Garrett-Cox, who heads the Alliance Trust investment firm and is one of the most high-profile women in the City, said the Conservatives should continue the work of the last two governments to get more women on company boards.