You’ve seen more than enough proof. Lykiri provided an MHRA email stating the MIA application and MAA could even be submitted at the same time. Even more than what Ex stated.
The only real question remaining is what does it mean to say the product must be under the “process of being approved” in order to obtain an MIA license. When does “in the process of being approved” begin for eventual marketing authorization — for purposes of MIA.
EX is right, in that NWBO made it seem like MIA license was a regulatory prerequisite for the MAA, when in fact it looks very much like it’s another one of their f’ing internal game prerequisites.