Martha Kearney will leave the BBC Radio 4 Today programme after the upcoming general election.

Kearney has been one of the flagship show’s main presenters for six years after she did a job swap with Sarah Montague, who moved to Kearney’s previous role at World At One.

She will continue to present other programmes on Radio 4 but said she wanted to work in “pastures new” and would not miss the early alarm clock.