John Swinney says he has “rescued” the SNP from what he describes as “enormous peril” following the 2024 election result. Speaking in his capacity as First Minister, he argues that at the time he took office the SNP was “in danger of collapse.” Both outlets report the same core claim: Swinney presents his leadership as stabilising the party after the election outcome and avoiding its breakdown. The reports focus on his characterisation of the party’s condition when he became First Minister, and his assertion that his actions prevented a wider collapse. Neither source provides additional details about specific measures he took, nor do they describe the internal circumstances he refers to beyond the overall assessment that the party faced severe risk. Taken together, the articles describe Swinney’s retrospective framing of his leadership in the wake of the 2024 election and his view that it led to the party’s continued operation.