Nicola Sturgeon says she will be around for a “lot longer” as First Minister following claims about her future

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Nicola Sturgeon has said she will be around for a “lot longer” as First Minister amid speculation about her future. The SNP leader said she had "no intention of going anywhere" and insisted she would “fulfil” the mandate voters had given her at the Holyrood election.

Sturgeon was re-elected as First Minister in May for the second time after the SNP easily maintained its position as the largest party in the Scottish Parliament.

However, political opponents have suggested she will not serve a full term, which ends in 2026.Her suggestion recently of an interest in becoming a foster parent fuelled claims she has an eye on life after politics.In an interview with the BBC ahead of SNP conference this week, she said: "It is almost as if my