Brian Arthur Roland Binley was a British Conservative Party politician.
17 Facts About Brian Binley
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Brian Binley was the Member of Parliament for Northampton South from 2005 to 2015.
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Brian Binley was an organiser with the National Young Conservatives from 1965 to 1968.
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Brian Binley was chairman of the Wellingborough-based BCC Marketing Services Ltd, the company he founded from 1988 to 2001, when it was liquidated by the company that had bought it in late 2001.
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Brian Binley was elected to Northamptonshire County Council in 1997, where he was a Cabinet Member.
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Brian Binley was selected to contest the Labour-held Parliamentary marginal seat of Northampton South, and defeated the sitting Labour MP Tony Clarke at the 2005 general election by over 4,000 votes.
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Brian Binley was a Northamptonshire County Councillor for Hackleton division but did not restand for the county council at elections held in 2009.
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Brian Binley was re-elected in the 2010 general election, with an increased majority of 6,004.
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In March 2012, Brian Binley was reported as being one of the Conservative MPs to have spoken critically of Party Co-Chairman Sayeeda Warsi at a meeting of the 1922 Committee, following Lady Warsi's handling of Roger Helmer MEP's defection to UKIP and later called on her to resign saying she was guilty of "self-destructive lunacy".
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Brian Binley was 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.
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Brian Binley criticised David Cameron's decision to hire Andy Coulson.
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Brian Binley appealed to the Speaker of the House Michael Martin, whilst still claiming for the flat.
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Brian Binley lost his appeal after two and a half years, during which time he still claimed for the flat in question.
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Brian Binley lived in the constituency for over 20 years, and had two grown sons.
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In January 2013, Brian Binley revealed he was suffering from "low-grade lymphoma affecting white blood cells" and would undergo chemotherapy.
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In July 2013 Brian Binley stated he would not stand again at the next general election in 2015.
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Brian Binley died at Northampton General Hospital on 25 December 2020, aged 78.