British Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized the weakening position of Russia in the ongoing Ukraine conflict during talks in Berlin with U.S. President Biden, German Chancellor Scholz, and French President Macron, but major military commitments or NATO invitations for Ukraine were not forthcoming. Meanwhile, Starmer's proposal to double the number of permanent members on the UN Security Council has faced significant backlash from senior Tory figures, who argue it would dilute Britain's global influence and benefit adversarial nations like Russia and China. Critics, including former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, claim that this move, alongside recent actions regarding the Chagos Islands, undermines the UK's foreign policy. Starmer's government intends to include countries such as Brazil, India, and Germany as new permanent members to better represent the global community, echoing past proposals by former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. Nonetheless, the opposition contends that this approach is naive and detrimental to British interests. Labour has countered the criticism by highlighting the previous support for similar reforms from Tory leadership.