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The First Minister of Scotland will be stepping down from her position after over eight years leading the people of Scotland - here is all you need to know from her announcement.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, has announced her decision to resign after eight years leading the devolved government in Edinburgh.

Nicola Sturgeon is to stand down as Scotland’s First Minister after eight years in the role, according to reports.The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader is expected to make the announcement in a news conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning.The BBC reported a source close to Ms Sturgeon saying: “She’s had…

Scottish National Party leader expected to say she is standing down

Scotland’s leader says she will take the British government to court over its decision to block a law that makes it easier for people in Scotland to change their gender on official documents

The MP for Aberdeen South was elected to the role on Tuesday after defeating Alison Thewliss to replace Ian Blackford.

Ian Blackford, the Scottish National Party’s leader in Westminster, has announced that he is resigning from the post. Having survived two attempts by his own MPs to remove him already this year, there is speculation that he has jumped before being forced out by his colleagues.

Blackford said on Tuesday he had been “privileged and humbled” to serve as an MP for eight years

Campaigners support first minister’s ‘de facto referendum’ plan, while MPs and MSPs struggle to unite behind it

The Scottish government cannot hold a second referendum on independence without approval from the British parliament, the United Kingdom's top court ruled on Wednesday, dealing a hammer blow to nationalists' hopes of holding a vote next year.

'We'd be a smaller party than the Scottish National Party'