An artist and grandmother, who only got into politics a few years ago, has been selected as the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.
Emma Buckmaster will contest the newly-created seat at the next general election.
After reading economics at university, Mrs Buckmaster trained as an analyst in London, before marrying her farmer husband and moving to Suffolk more than 40 years ago.
It was through her artwork, which focuses on nature and has been displayed around the world, that Mrs Buckmaster became involved in the Green Party, with her growing concern about environmental issues facing the planet.
