Lapdancer special branch to open

Spies at MI6 are soon to be offered a very secret service after Spearmint Rhino, Britain's biggest lapdancing chain, won a licence to open a strip club opposite their London HQ.

Local councillors argued late into the night before agreeing a licence for the club, beside the Thames at Vauxhall.

Spearmint Rhino, which is also within walking distance of the Commons, will remain open until 4am, offering topless dances for £10 and private dances for £20.

A source at the MI6 building told The Sun: "It is right outside our front door. Plenty of red-blooded males work here, but I'm not sure how many go to lapdancing clubs."

The go-ahead for the new venue comes only a fortnight after a City financial director claimed in court that lapdancing clubs were full of high-level brokers.

Xavier Alcan, managing director of finance company Cantor Fitzgerald, said "80 per cent of the market" could be seen on a "good night" at Spearmint Rhino.

The MI6 source added: "If it works for City bankers maybe our spies should give it a go."

A Spear mint Rhino spokesman said the company is looking "to open in places that will obviously do good business". The American chain has five other UK clubs and plans for another 20.