Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Tuesday that her unexpected vote for a half percentage-point cut in interest rates last week did not mean she wanted a series of rate cuts or that she would vote the same way again in March.

The central bank cut rates for the third time in about six months as it said economic growth had been weaker than expected.

The Bank of England looks set to cut interest rates on Thursday for only the third time since just after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as it juggles the need to help the sluggish economy with still-strong inflation pressures.

Catherine Mann, a policymaker at the Bank of England (BoE), clarified her stance on interest rate cuts during a speech on Tuesday. Her recent vote for a half percentage-point cut in interest rates, which came as a surprise to investors,