No need for him to get involved yet, number 10 is doing a terrible job of damage limitation and a number of newspapers are calling a truce and working together with some proper investigative journalism for a change. It was no accident that they only released the first bit of the story "Cummings broke lockdown to go to Durham", because they knew the response would require lies and spin. The press set the trap, and number 10 walked straight into it. They have been caught lying to cover for Cummings, the number 10 response has been utterly destroyed because Cummings made multiple trips including taking his family for a family day out in Barnard Castle. I wouldn't be surprised if there is even more to come, the press smell blood.