When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent 27 years as an MSP and made history as the first woman to become Scotland’s first minister. She was also the longest-serving incumbent in that post – dealing with no fewer than five different Conservative prime ministers during her time in the job.

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year. Ms Sturgeon – who represents the Glasgow Southside constituency – made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday.