I want to end the dilemma of choosing between career and childcare

Education secretary Gillian Keegan hopes the biggest expansion of free childcare in this country’s history will have a transformative impact on the lives of working families

Education secretary Gillian Keegan with prime minister Rishi Sunak at the Busy Bees nursery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire (via Reuters)

It’s a decision countless parents – often women – have had to make for years: to have a family or continue a career.

Throughout my three decades in business, I’ve seen countless brilliant careers left behind so that parents can raise their children in the only way they can afford to: at home.

This year, we are changing that.