Laurence Anthony Robertson (born 29 March 1958) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tewkesbury from 1997 to 2024.

[5] Robertson also stood unsuccessfully in Ashfield at the 1992 general election, finishing second with 32.6% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Geoff Hoon.

[8][9] Robertson stood on "an unashamedly British ticket, fighting against European federalism and stressing the need for and benefits of preserving the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[18] Between 2004 and 2005, Robertson led a successful campaign to save Alderman Knight, a local special needs school for children additional learning difficulties, complex needs and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from closure.

[23] An issue that Robertson raised once again to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in February 2020 following heavy flooding in his constituency.

[31][32][33] In March 2016, Robertson was accused of "cash for access" after it was reported that he sponsored a parliamentary pass for a lobbyist, Jennifer Bryant-Pearson, in 2014 whose company paid him £7,500 for consultancy advice in 2009 and 2010.

[35] In 2019, Robertson along with his colleagues, led a successful campaign to save Cheltenham's Accident and Emergency Department from closure.

[39][40] In October 2020, Robertson spoke out against the IPSA proposed pay rise for Members of Parliament in a statement on his website.

[41] Robertson began a job at the Betting and Gaming Council in October 2020 as the parliamentary advisor on sport and safer gambling.

[42] Robertson notes that although "the events in the Province [Northern Ireland] didn't immediately affect me, they had an impact on my thinking and ended up having an enormous influence on my career.

This group included MPs and Lords, as well as TDs and Senators, from both British and Irish Parliaments, as well as members of the devolved administrations.

[51] Robertson created the All-party parliamentary group on the Union in September 2019 which seeks "To promote the economic, social, cultural and constitutional benefits of the union of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; To foster good relations between the four countries of the UK and their devolved administrations; and for connected purposes".

[52] A strong Eurosceptic, Robertson campaigned for John Redwood in the Conservative leadership contest in 1995[12] and as of 2012 was active in the EU pressure group Better Off Out.

Robertson became the first of a long list to confirm his letter, after the government announced details of its draft Withdrawal Agreement with the EU.

[52] As Chairman of the APPG for Ethiopia, Robertson has worked with the Ethiopian Embassy, committing to further strengthen Ethio-UK relations in the UK.

[61] The group regularly hold events at the House of Commons, including lunches, receptions and other meeting attended by businesses, ministers, MPs, ambassadors and High Commissioners from both the UK and Africa.

[63] On 7 February 2015, Robertson married Annie Adams, in St Mary Undercroft by the Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.