David Richard Bull (born 9 May 1969) is an English television presenter, politician, and former medical doctor.
He stood down in 2009 to head up a Conservative policy review on sexual health and was replaced by Charlotte Vere.
[2][non-primary source needed] He continued to work as a junior doctor in general medicine, surgery and accident and emergency.
Of the auditioning process Bull recalled, "I had to read autocue, I had to interview someone, and I had to handle a live show...you can't beat that sort of experience."
Aimed at young people, the five-instalment programme tackled issues including eating disorders, parental divorces and teen drug use and alcoholism.
In 2012, Bull started hosting for Food Network's series Sugar Dome which is broadcast in the US, Canada, Asia and the UK.
[10] Denying rumours that he quit after falling out with party leadership, Bull cited the increased workload accompanying his recent appointment to head up a Conservative policy review on sexual health with Shadow Health Minister Anne Milton.
[11][12] In April 2019, Bull was announced as a Brexit Party candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election.
[13] He was duly returned as an MEP for the North West England constituency in the election held on 23 May.
[14] Later, in August of that year, Bull was adopted as the Brexit Party's prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich then subsequently Sedgefield in the 2019 general election.
[17] In March 2021, Bull was announced as the Reform UK candidate for the City and East constituency in the 2021 London Assembly election.
[19] In 2024, Bull ran as the Reform UK candidate for the West Suffolk constituency for the U.K. General election.
Bull is a supporter of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the British Red Cross, Cancer Research and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and has worked with young people in schools on behalf of the organisation.