The Bank of England should continue to restrain economic activity to ensure that households and businesses don’t act in ways that would prolong a coming pickup in inflation, Catherine L. Mann said.

Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene on Wednesday advocated a cautious approach to cutting interest rates, and said it was looking increasingly likely that policy would need keep leaning against persistent inflation pressure.

Supply constraints rather than soft demand caused recent weakness in the U.K. economy, suggesting to BOE member Megan Greene that borrowing costs will have to stay restrictive to tame inflation.