Core CPI also up to 3.8%
Lowest level in two and a half years
Andrew Bailey has said he does not support mandation, with the industry suggesting this will be ‘unwelcome’ at the DWP
CPI stood at 3.4% in May, down 0.1 percentage points from April’s figures
Markets had been forecasting a 25bps cut this month given April's NIC rise
This was the first MPC meeting of the year
Facility will only be activated during episodes of ‘severe gilt market dysfunction’