london nov 3 reuters  britain is still facing strong domestic drivers of inflation on top of the impact of surging international energy prices and the aftereffects of the coronavirus pandemic bank of england interest ratesetter catherine mann said on thursday there still is a lot of momentum in the underlying drivers domestic drivers of inflation mann said during a panel discussion organised by the american enterprise institute a thinktank so the bank rate rise that we announced today as well as the potential for future increases it is because the dynamics of domestic inflation are still quite strong earlier on thursday the boe raised its benchmark rate by three quarters of a percentage point to 30 as it sought to combat risks from an inflation rate running above 10