Merge branch '2293-any-merge-request-rules-ignore-branch-exceptions' into 'master'

Make `any_merge_request` rules respect `branch_exceptions`

See merge request https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/181121



Merged-by: Sashi Kumar Kumaresan <skumar@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: Martin Čavoj <mcavoj@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: Sashi Kumar Kumaresan <skumar@gitlab.com>
Reviewed-by: Martin Čavoj <mcavoj@gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: Dominic Bauer <dbauer@gitlab.com>