Insidious as the underlying motives were, Harrington could be forgiven for this mistake. (No, that explanation doesnt make sense to me either.) The Trump-appointed head of the GSA, Emily Murphy, has so far refused to do this. The second stage is stranger and more open-ended. No, McCarthy was casting doubt on what was causing those margins to close.
The £1.59 pssured paid to close the gap.
( z0 pay :ARG1 ( z1 monetary-quantity :quant 1.59 :unit ( z2 pound ) ) :ARG3 ( z3 close :ARG0 z1 :ARG1 ( z4 gap ) ) )
(z0 / pay-01
    :ARG1 (z1 / monetary-quantity
              :quant 1.59
              :unit (z2 / pound))
    :ARG3 (z3 / close-01
              :ARG0 z1
              :ARG1 (z4 / gap)))
The £ 1.59 pssured paid to close the gap .
z1 :unit z2
z1 :quant 0
z0 :ARG1 z1
z0 :ARG3 z3
z3 :ARG0 z1
z3 :ARG1 z4