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In Welsh politics, clear red water (Welsh: dŵr coch clir) is the name of the signature political strategy of Welsh Labour since the early 2000s of maintaining its support in Wales by distancing itself from the UK Labour Party by adopting a more distinctly socialist, progressive and culturally Welsh policy platform. It was formulated by First Minister Rhodri Morgan and his special adviser Mark Drakeford in the early 2000s and was further developed by Morgan's successors Carwyn Jones and Drakeford during their terms as first minister in the 2010s and 2020s. Ideologically, the strategy has been described as being aligned with the soft left factional tradition of the Labour Party.