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Nicola Sturgeon is to announce she is stepping down as first minister of Scotland after nine years in the position

Nicola Sturgeon is to resign as First Minister of Scotland. The announcement is expected to be made in a press conference at 11am today in Edinburgh.

Sturgeon has been in the position since 2014 when she took over from previous Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond. She was the first woman to hold the position.

Nicola Sturgeon to resign as First Minister of Scotland