LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said on Thursday that he would consider a faster pace of interest rate rises to tackle “uncomfortably high” inflation, but only if needed to stop long-term price pressures from becoming entrenched. Last month the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee said it was ready to “if necessary act forcefully” to tackle inflation that it expects to exceed 11% later this year. “At least on my part, this statement reflects a willingness – should circumstances require – to adopt a faster pace of tightening than we have seen implemented in this interest r…