Please find below a statement from Brian Binley M.P.
“I am an M.P. from a working class background who knows that most of his constituents don’t earn much above the average wage and therefore treats taxpayers’ money with the care it deserves.
I did rent a flat for the reasons that I have stated from a company that I founded and am proud of. The rent charged included Council Tax, Water Rates, Electricity, Gas, and all the furnishings, white goods etc in the flat. In addition, I paid the cleaner, rightly and properly, from my own pocket.
When the mortgage was taken out, it was totally cleared by the Fees Office and when the rules were changed which stated that I could not rent from a company that I had an interest in, I appealed that decision. I sadly lost that appeal, accepted the decision of the Speaker and found another flat which unfortunately costs the taxpayer more money because that is the going rate.
Finally, I am proud of my record of controlling my expenses in the interest of the taxpayer as proved by the fact that I am ranked 378th in the expenses list and I will continue to act openly in that way.”
Brian Binley M.P.