Merge branch 'branches-list-improvements' into 'master'

Branches list improvements

See merge request https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/119505



Merged-by: Andrew Fontaine <afontaine@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: Andrew Fontaine <afontaine@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: Artur Fedorov <afedorov@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: Annabel Dunstone Gray <annabel.dunstone@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Sascha Eggenberger <seggenberger@gitlab.com>