<sod >The Bank of England today slashed its growth forecasts citing uncertainty created by next month's Brexit referendum - and warned that a vote to leave could push up unemployment, send the pound plummeting and result in a spike in inflation.< eod>< sod > His words came as the Bank slashed its growth forecasts citing uncertainty created by next month's Brexit referendum - and warned, in addition,ÃÂ that a vote to leave could push up unemployment, send the pound plummeting and result in a spike in inflation.< eod>