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David Bull
Bull in 2020
Deputy Leader of Reform UK
In office
11 March 2021 – 11 July 2024
Serving withBen Habib(2023–2024)
LeaderRichard Tice
Nigel Farage
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRichard Tice
Member of the European Parliament
forNorth West England
In office
2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020
Preceded bySteven Woolfe
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1969-05-09)9 May 1969(age 55)
Farnborough,London,England
Political partyReform UK(since 2019)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative(before 2019)
EducationFramlingham College
Alma materImperial College London
OccupationTelevision presenter, author, politician
Websitedavidbull.com

David Richard Bull(born 9 May 1969) is an English television presenter, author and politician. He served asReform UK'sDeputy Leader from 2021 to 2023 and as Co-Deputy Leader, alongsideBen Habib,from 2023 to 2024.[1]He was previously aMember of the European Parliament(MEP) forNorth West Englandfrom2019to 2020.

Bull studied atSt Mary's Hospital Medical SchoolatImperial College Londonand worked as apre-registrationand thensenior house officeratSt Mary's Hospital,Ealing HospitalandWhittington Hospital.He began a career in broadcasting in 1995 and has presented or appeared as a commentator on numerous shows. As well as appearing on British television, he has presentedSugar Domeand appeared onThe Rachael Ray Showin the US.

In 2006, Bull was selected as theConservativecandidate forBrighton Pavilionfor the following general election. He stood down in 2009 to head up a Conservative policy review on sexual health and was replaced byCharlotte Vere.He joined the Brexit Party, laterReform UK,in 2019 and was elected as one of theirMEPsforNorth West Englandatthat year's European Parliament election.He stood down upon theUnited Kingdom's withdrawal from the EUin January 2020. He becameDeputy Leader of Reform UKin March 2021. In 2022, he became a presenter onTalkTV.At the2024 general electionhe stood inWest Suffolkand came third with 20.8% of the vote. Shortly after the election he was replaced as deputy leader byRichard Tice.

Early life

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David Richard Bull was born inFarnborough,London,to Richard and Pauline Bull, and moved toFramlinghaminSuffolk,at the age of four with his siblings Anthony and Katie. He attended Fairfield Preparatory School,Ipswich Preparatory SchoolandFramlingham College.[citation needed]He studied atSt Mary's Hospital Medical SchoolatImperial College London,graduating with aBachelor of Medicinedegree, aBachelor of Surgerydegree (MBBS) and aBachelor of Sciencehonours degree (BSc) in 1993.[citation needed]

Medical career

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Bull was apre-registration house officeratSt Mary's HospitalinPaddingtonand worked for theNHSin the fields ofemergency medicineatEaling Hospital NHS Trust,and general medicine and emergency medicine atWhittington Hospitalin London.[2][non-primary source needed]He continued to work as a junior doctor in general medicine, surgery and accident and emergency.[3][non-primary source needed]

Bull had his licence to practise temporarily restored in March 2020 in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom(his licence to practise had previously ceased in 2009 and 2017).[4]He is currently not licensed to practice medicine in the UK.

Media career

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In 1995, Bull auditioned to be a guest commentator forThe Sky Travel GuideonSky Travel.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." Bull was awarded the position on Sky Travel, giving advice for the holiday health feature to those travelling abroad, and beginning his career as a television commentator and presenter.[5]

Bull joined the long-running children's news programmeNewsroundas a presenter and producer of segments regarding children's health. Whilst onNewsround,Bull became a regular on Saturday morning shows forCBBCincludingThe Weather Show,Saturday Aardvark,K ClubandBitesize Debatespecials. He also hosted, in his role as a doctor,Why Me?andCall the Doctor.Bull then became the sole presenter ofTell Me About It!for New Zealand'sC4TV station. Aimed at young people, the five-instalment programme tackled issues including eating disorders, parental divorces and teen drug use and alcoholism.

In 1998, Bull published his first book,Cool and Celibate?: Sex and No Sex,arguing the benefits ofabstinencein teenagers. Bull followed this withWhat Every Girl Should Know: An A to Z of Health-From Allergies to Zits!in 1999.[6]

Bull joined theBBC'sWatchdogin 1999. While onWatchdog,he also appeared onHoliday,Let's Get Healthy,The Really Useful Show,Daily LiveandThis Morning.He then hostedWatchdog Healthcheck,a weekly, half-hour health programme running from 2001 to 2002.

Bull also presented the science and technology-centredTomorrow's World,before presentingMost Hauntedon Living TV. Bull appeared on Live TV's highest rated series,Most Haunted Live!from October 2002 to October 2005, hosting three-hour instalments that featuredparanormalinvestigations broadcast live with interactive sections involving the audience. > He has also made appearances onThe Wright Stuff,The Jeremy Vine Show,The Alan Titchmarsh Show,andRichard & Judy.

Bull made his American television debut in 2010 as a contributor on the daytime talk showThe Rachael Ray Show.In 2012, Bull started hosting for Food Network's seriesSugar Domewhich is broadcast in the US, Canada, Asia and the UK.[7]He has also co-presentedCoast vs Countryon Channel 4.

In 2013, Bull appeared in theromantic comedyfilmCavemen.

In 2019, after he and a number of Brexit Party MEPs appeared onThe Richie Allen Show,the anti-racist advocacy groupHope not Hatereported on the far-right and antisemitic contents of the show.[8]

In 2022, Bull joinedTalkTVas the co-host of itsWeekend Breakfast Show.[9]

Political career

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In December 2006, Bull was selected to fight the parliamentary seat ofBrighton Pavilionat the 2010general electionfor theConservative Party,after being placed on the party'sA-Listearlier that year. He withdrew his candidacy in June 2009 and was replaced by Charlotte Vere.[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 MinisterAnne Milton.[11][12]

In April 2019, Bull was announced as aBrexit Partycandidate in the2019 European Parliament election.[13]He was duly returned as an MEP for theNorth West Englandconstituency in the election held on 23 May.[14]Later, in August of that year, Bull was adopted as the Brexit Party'sprospective parliamentary candidate(PPC) forCentral Suffolk and North Ipswichthen subsequentlySedgefieldin the2019 general election.[15]

Bull was among the UK MEPs who stood down following theUK's withdrawalfrom theEuropean Unionon 31 January 2020.[16]

On 11 March 2021, Bull was made deputy leader of Reform UK.[17]

In March 2021, Bull was announced as the Reform UK candidate for theCity and Eastconstituency in the2021 London Assembly election.[18]He came fifth.[19]

Business and charitable work

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In 2000, Bull founded a creative branding company, Incredibull.[20]He sold his interest in the business in 2017.

Bull is a supporter of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the British Red Cross, Cancer Research andThe Duke of Edinburgh's Awardand has worked with young people in schools on behalf of the organisation.[21][failed verification]

Personal life

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Bull isgay.In 2007 he appeared at theBrighton PrideParade for which he designed and wore a t-shirt with the slogan "I've come out... I'm aTory",saying it was acceptable to be gay and a Conservative.[11]

Electoral history

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2019 general election

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General election 2019:Sedgefield[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Howell 19,609 47.2 Increase8.4
Labour Phil Wilson 15,096 36.3 Decrease17.1
Brexit Party David Bull 3,518 8.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dawn Welsh 1,955 4.7 Increase2.8
Green John Furness 994 2.4 Increase0.7
Independent Michael Joyce 394 0.9 N/A
Majority 4,513 10.9 N/A
Turnout 41,576 64.6 Decrease0.5
Registered electors 64,325
ConservativegainfromLabour Swing +12.8

2019 European elections

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European Election 2019:North West England[23]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Brexit Party Claire Fox(1)
Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen(4)
David Bull(7)
Gary Harvey, Ajay Jagota, Elizabeth Babade, Sally Bate, John Banks 		541,843
(180,614) 		31.23 New
Labour Theresa Griffin(2)
Julie Ward(6)
Wajid Khan,Erica Lewis, David Brennan, Claire Cozler, Saf Ismail, Yvonne Tennant 		380,193
(190,096) 		21.91 –11.94
Liberal Democrats Chris Davies(3)
Jane Brophy(8)
Helen Foster-Grime, Anna Fryer, Sam Al-Hamdani, Rebecca Forrest, John Studholme, Frederick Van Mierlo 		297,507
(148,753) 		17.15 +11.14
Green Gina Dowding(5)
Wendy Kay Olsen, Jessica Northey, Geraldine Coggins, Rosie Mills, Astrid Johnson, Daniel Jerrome, James Booth 		216,581 12.48 +5.47
Conservative Sajjad Karim,Kevin Beaty, Jane Howard, Arnold Saunders, Wendy Maisey, Thomas Lord, Anthony Pickles, Attika Choudhary 131,002 7.55 –12.51
UKIP Adam Richardson, Jeff Armstrong, Fiona Mills, Nathan Ryding, Michael Felse, Ben Fryer, John Booker,Alexander Craig 62,464 3.60 –23.86
Change UK Andrea Cooper, Dan Price, Arun Banerji, Michael Taylor, Philippa Olive, Victoria Desmond, Andrew Graystone, Elisabeth Knight 47,237 2.72 New
Independent Tommy Robinson 38,908 2.24 New
English Democrat Stephen Morris, Valerie Morris 10,045 0.58 –0.53
UKEU Sophie Larroque 7,125 0.41 New
Independent Mohammad Aslam 2,002 0.12 New
Turnout 1,744,858 33.11 –0.39

2024 United Kingdom general election

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General election 2024:West Suffolk[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Timothy 15,814 34.3 Decrease30.3
Labour Rebecca Denness 12,567 27.2 Increase5.0
Reform UK David Bull 9,623 20.8 New
Liberal Democrats Henry Batchelor 4,284 9.3 Increase0.2
Green Mark Ereira-Guyer 2,910 6.3 Increase1.8
Independent Katie Parker 485 1.1 New
Independent Luke O'Brien 345 0.7 New
SDP Ivan Kinsman 133 0.3 New
Majority 3,247 7.1 Decrease38.0
Turnout 46,331 60.0 Decrease4.9
Registered electors 77,149
Conservativehold Swing Decrease22.3

References

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  1. ^"Reform UK Departmental Team Responsibilities".Reform UK.March 2023.Retrieved15 June2024.
  2. ^"davidbull.com".Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2012.Retrieved3 August2011.
  3. ^About meArchived28 May 2019 at theWayback MachineDavidBull.com
  4. ^"David Richard BULL".gmc-uk.org.General Medicine Council.Retrieved31 December2022.GMC reference no: 4025924
  5. ^"BBC Online".Archived fromthe originalon 7 August 2010.Retrieved14 August2011.
  6. ^"BOOKS – David Bull".DavidBull.com.Archived fromthe originalon 28 May 2019.Retrieved13 September2018.
  7. ^"Sugar Dome".Food Network.Scripps Interactive.Retrieved13 September2018.[dead link]
  8. ^Allington, Daniel; Buarque, Beatriz L; Barker Flores, Daniel (27 December 2020)."Antisemitic conspiracy fantasy in the age of digital media: Three 'conspiracy theorists' and their YouTube audiences".Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics.30(1): 78–102.doi:10.1177/0963947020971997.ISSN0963-9470.S2CID231912623.
  9. ^Butterworth, Benjamin (20 April 2022)."TalkTV's latest hire Daisy McAndrew to take on rival channel GB News a week after leaving".inews.co.uk.Retrieved11 November2023.
  10. ^"Tory candidate chosen in primary".BBC News. 19 November 2009.Retrieved13 September2018.
  11. ^abAndy Chiles (30 June 2009)."Celebrity doctor denies fall-out with Tories".The Argus.Melbourne.Retrieved13 September2018.
  12. ^Jonathan Isaby (26 June 2009)."ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidates blog: David Bull steps down as candidate for Brighton Pavilion to head up policy review".Conservative Home.Retrieved13 September2018.
  13. ^Westmonster (25 April 2019)."Brexit Party reveal another diverse group of MEP candidates".Westmonster.Archived fromthe originalon 26 April 2019.Retrieved25 April2019.
  14. ^"Brexit Party wins three North West seats".BBC News. 27 May 2019.Retrieved22 August2019.
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  16. ^Barnes, Peter (5 February 2020)."What happens after Brexit?".BBC News.Retrieved28 March2020.
  17. ^Reform UK [@reformparty_uk] (11 March 2021)."We are delighted to announce @drdavidbull as the new Deputy Leader of Reform UK!"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  18. ^Reform UK [@reformparty_uk] (30 March 2021)."We can also announce that @drdavidbull – Deputy Leader of Reform UK – will be standing as the Reform UK candidate for the City & East constituency in the upcoming #LondonAssembly Elections!"(Tweet).Retrieved1 April2021– viaTwitter.
  19. ^"Results 2021".London Elects.Retrieved18 May2021.
  20. ^"Incredibull has moved".Incredibull.Archived fromthe originalon 8 November 2017.Retrieved13 September2018.
  21. ^"The Duke of Edinburgh's Award – The DofE in the UK".Duke of Edinburgh Award.Retrieved13 September2018.
  22. ^"Sedgefield parliamentary constituency – Election 2019".BBC News.Retrieved12 January2020.
  23. ^"Candidate Information".North West Votes.Retrieved12 May2019.
  24. ^"West Suffolk - General Election Results".BBC News.Retrieved6 July2024.
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