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| Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland's first minister | Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland's first minister |
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| Nicola Sturgeon is to resign as Scotland's first minister after more than eight years in the role. | Nicola Sturgeon is to resign as Scotland's first minister after more than eight years in the role. |
| The Scottish National Party leader is expected to make the announcement at a hastily-arranged news conference in Edinburgh. | The Scottish National Party leader is expected to make the announcement at a hastily-arranged news conference in Edinburgh. |
| It is not thought that her departure will be immediate, allowing time for a successor to be elected. | |
| A source close to Ms Sturgeon - the longest-serving first minister - told the BBC that she had "had enough". | |
| Follow live updates on Nicola Sturgeon's resignation | |
| SNP to hold special conference on independence | |
| Nicola Sturgeon: The story so far | |
| Ms Sturgeon has been first minister since November 2014, when she took over from Alex Salmond following the independence referendum. | Ms Sturgeon has been first minister since November 2014, when she took over from Alex Salmond following the independence referendum. |
| The first minister will hold her press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh at 11:00. | |
| Ms Sturgeon has been a member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, and became the deputy leader of the SNP in 2004. | |
| She then took over from Mr Salmond as leader and first minister after the defeat in the 2014 referendum. | |
| Nicola Sturgeon became Scotland's first minister in 2014 | |
| Ms Sturgeon has led the SNP to a series of election victories at UK, Scottish and local level. | |
| Last year the UK Supreme Court ruled that Holyrood did not have the power to stage another independence referendum - a move which has been blocked by the UK government | |
| Ms Sturgeon had said she wanted the SNP to fight the next general election as a de facto referendum, but there has been some opposition to the plan within the SNP. | |
| In addition, recent months have seen controversies over gender reforms, which have been blocked by the UK government. | |
| Alison Thewliss, the SNP MP for Glasgow Central, said she was "absolutely gutted" at the news of Ms Sturgeon resignation. | |
| She tweeted: "Nicola has been an incredible leader." | |
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