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14.2 Second , the document which contains the clearest articulation of the “ legislative programme ” justification -- the briefing paper dated 15 August 2019 -- was prepared by Nikki da Costa , who ( as pointed out in Sir John 's previous written submissions at <sect> 19.3 ) had only a few weeks previously written an opinion piece in The Spectator entitled “ Will parliament be able to stop the next PM leaving without a deal ? ” in which she explored the possibility of an “ adept government ” seeking to “ delay the passage of future legislation to buy time ” prior to the EU Council summit .

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                                                                                                    (GENM <apos>s))
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                                                                                  (ADJP (ADJ written;{written}))
                                                                                  (NS submissions;{submission})
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                                                                                      (NP (N <sect>)
                                                                                          (NUM 19<dot>3)))))))
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                                                                                                                                                                    (NP (D a;{a})
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                                                                                                         (PUNC ?)))
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                                                                                                                           (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
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                                                                                                                  (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
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                                                                                                                              (NP-OB1 (N time;{time})
                                                                                                                                      (PURQ <rdquo>)
                                                                                                                                      (ADVP (ADV prior;{prior})
                                                                                                                                            (PP (P-ROLE to;{to})
                                                                                                                                                (NP (D the;{the})
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