Thérèse Coffey was the party pooper in a Commons debate to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI this week. While others praised the charity, the Tory Suffolk Coastal MP said she was worried about the RNLI’s plans to replace an all-weather lifeboat with an inflatable one at its Aldeburgh station. Coffey said she raised her worries in a private telephone call with the RNLI’s then-chief executive Mark Dowie. She said both parties recorded the call, but accused the RNLI head – who is stepping