[12][13] In June 2022 it was reported Morrissey resigned as director at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, a paid role to provide “strategic leadership” and “advice on performance and delivery”.

She agreed to leave having been told by Liz Truss, then foreign secretary, her position was untenable following criticism of then Prime Minister Boris Johnson for what Morrissey perceived as a lack of genuine contrition following the “Partygate” scandal.

[15] Morrissey chairs the boards of Fidelis Insurance Holdings, Altum Group, and Barnett Waddingham.

[16][17] In 2010, Morrissey established the 30% Club to campaign for greater female representation on company boards.

She is a trustee at the Eve Appeal, which raises money for gynaecological cancers, and she is a former chairperson of the corporate board of the Royal Academy of Arts.

[27] She spoke on the topic of free markets at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship in October 2023, arguing for the importance of individual character and virtue, over Environmental, social, and corporate governance.