Bank of England must learn lessons from inflation surge, chair of directors says

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of England has a lot to learn from the recent surge in inflation which outstripped the central bank's forecasts, the head of the BoE's oversight board said on Tuesday.

"We think there are lessons to learn.... We need to stand back and ask ourselves what can we learn," David Roberts, chair of the BoE's Court of Directors, told lawmakers in the House of Lords who are looking into the Bank's operational independence.

(Writing by William Schomberg; editing by David Milliken)