LAWSON SAYS UK INTEREST RATE PROSPECTS UNCHANGED U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson said the collapse of British share prices this week held no implication so far for domestic interest rates. He said in a television interview that "there is nothing in the events of the past few days to increase the upward pressure on (U.K.) interest rates." Sterling has so far stayed solid during the crisis, backed by strong economic fundamentals and by 10 pct bank base lending rates, analysts said. Lawson's comments followed another frantic day in London's financial center, where British shares closed 12.2 pct down on the day.