article_snippet: And Boris Johnson revealed Boris Johnson has been pushing ministers to act to tackle the 'scourge' and harm ministers cause by also preventing ministers 'clustering' in certain areas. '
article_snippet: There are more than 33,000 across the UK.
article_snippet: charities and faith and community groups have called for a cut to £2.
article_snippet: Councils in England have also demanded greater powers to allow planners to reject applications for new betting shops if there is already a cluster of charities and faith and community groups.
highlights_snippet: London Mayor also warned ministers to tackle 'clustering' of betting shops in areas .
  