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More than 140,000 small businesses have had their current accounts closed by their banks over the past year, new figures reveal, raising fears that firms may be being mistreated. The data was uncovered by MPs sitting on the Treasury Committee, who last year launched an investigation into “debanking” following a high-profile row between Nigel Farage and NatWest.