VIENNA (Reuters) -Governor Andrew Bailey on Monday pushed back against his critics who blame the Bank of England for allowing inflation to accelerate to a 40-year high, saying the facts do not support this. The British central bank has been accused by lawmakers in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party and even by former governor Mervyn King of being too slow to halt a rise in consumer prices that are up 9% compared with a year ago. Bailey, speaking at a conference hosted by Austria’s central bank, said the BoE judged the extent of recent interest rises to be appropriate give…