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Changes to the law in 2024 allowed those without a permanent right to stay in the UK to stand in Scottish Parliament elections.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
You are not allowed phones in there, so there are no phone videos, but there are photographs, and you can see the moment they’re removing me.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Earlier in the conflict, Iran reportedly charged tolls for the safe passage of several ships or allowed the transit of ships of friendly nations after negotiations.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Wilson’s markup included a proposal that he be allowed to supply the pool of candidates for the company to choose from for the third director spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
She’d done things no previous spirit had been allowed: grabbed his tail, entered his home uninvited, broken his teacups.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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