Met to deploy undercover officers outside clubs in bid to identify predators

The Metropolitan Police stressed the plain-clothes officers will operate in pairs and will not go inside the venues.

Cressida Dick said the Met wants to do more to keep women safe (Victoria Jones/PA)

Britain’s biggest police force will deploy undercover officers outside bars and clubs in a bid to reduce violence against women and girls.

The Metropolitan Police unveiled the move on Wednesday as part of a wider action plan, stressing the plain-clothes officers will operate in pairs and will not go inside the venues.