Career
Educated at Finedon Mulso Secondary Modern School on Wellingborough Road, Finedon (now a Junior School), Brian Binley joined the Conservative Party in 1959. He was an organiser with the National Young Conservatives from 1965 to 1968. He is the Chairman of Wellingborough based Baroda Corporate Centre Marketing Services Limited, the company he founded from 1988 to 2001, when it was liquidated by the company that had bought it in late 2001.
Binley was the Parliamentary Agent for the Wyre Forest Conservative Association during the 1997 general election campaign.
He was elected to Northamptonshire County Council in 1997, where he was a Cabinet Member. He was selected to contest the Labour-held the Parliamentary marginal seat of Northampton South, and defeated the sitting Labour Member of Parliament Tony Clarke at the 2005 general election by over 4,000 votes.
Binley made his maiden speech on 25 May 2005. He was also a Northamptonshire County Councillor for Hackleton division but did not restand for the county council at elections held in 2009.
Binley was re-elected in the 2010 general election, with an increased majority of 6,004.
In March 2012, Binley was reported as being one of the Conservative MPs to have spoken critically of Party Company-Chairman Sayeeda Warsi at a meeting of the 1922 Committee, following Lady Warsi"s handling of Roger Helmer Member of the European Parliament"s defection to UKIP and later called on her to resign saying she was guilty of "self-destructive lunacy". He is also a critic of David Cameron calling on him to "smell the coffee" after the Conservatives faced a terrible defeat in the 2012 local elections and even criticised Number 10 more widely and their attitude towards Conservative backbenchers. He also criticized David Cameron"s decision to hire Andy Coulson.
On 17 June 2009 it was revealed that Binley had claimed over £50,000 in expenses, renting a flat from his own company, Baroda Corporate Centre Marketing.
Two months after beginning to rent the flat, expenses rules were changed to clarify that MPs could no longer rent properties from businesses in which they had an interest. Binley appealed to the Speaker of the House Michael Martin, whilst still claiming for the flat.
Binley lost his appeal after two and a half years, during which time he still claimed for the flat in question. Binley has not had to repay the £57,000 he received while the Speaker deliberated.
