Clear red water

This article is part of a series about Rhodri Morgan
MP for Cardiff West AM for Cardiff West Early life Early career Parliamentary career Personal life First Minister of Wales Premiership "Clear red water" Interim government First government Second government 2003 re-election Third and Fourth governments 2007 re-election One Wales Retirement Post-First Minister Death
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This article is part of a series about Mark Drakeford
MS for Cardiff West Welsh Labour Clear red water First Minister of Wales 2018–2024 First Ministry and Term 2018 leadership election COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Senedd election Second Ministry and Term 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement 2023 Welsh Government roads review 2023 20 mph urban road speed limit
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In Welsh politics, the term clear red water (Welsh: dŵr coch clir) refers to the Welsh Labour strategy of distancing itself from the UK Labour Party and adopting both more progressive and more distinctly Welsh policies. The strategy was first formulated in the early 2000s, with the Rhodri Morgan-led Welsh government using it to distinguish itself from Tony Blair's New Labour. The term itself is credited to Mark Drakeford AM.