Nicola Sturgeon is set to resign as Scotland’s first minister, it is understood.
The Scottish National Party leader will step down after more than eight years in the role, the BBC reported.
She is expected to make a formal announcement at a press conference in Edinburgh.
Sturgeon has been first minister since November 2014, when she took over from Alex Salmond following the independence referendum.
She has been the country’s longest-serving first minister.
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