Bank of England's Greene sees growing case for rate rise

LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Bank ​of ⁠England policymaker Megan Greene said ​on Tuesday that she saw an increased case ​for raising ‌interest rates as the Iran war ⁠dragged on, boosting the chance of ⁠wide-ranging rises in ​prices across the economy.

"I think the case for hiking rates grows as the conflict wears ​on ‌and believe a tightening in monetary policy over the next few weeks or months may be necessary," she said in ​a text of a speech released by ‌the BoE.

Greene is due to deliver the speech to the University ‌of Derby business school later on Tuesday.

Greene was part of the 8-1 majority on the ​BoE's Monetary Policy Committee who voted to keep interest ‌rates unchanged at 3.75% in April.

However, in minutes of the decision she said "an increase in Bank ⁠Rate ⁠may be necessary in ‌upcoming meetings" as she saw a risk that the energy ​price ​shock from the Iran war ‌would lead to a wave of broader price rises across the economy. (Reporting by David Milliken; editing by William James)