1. Still no white smoke on customs arrangements BUT.... sources have told me govt will publish Brexit White Paper next month, decision was signed off at Cabinet this morning
2. Brexit dept have been pushing publication for a long time, but only got agreement from No 10 today I'm told - drafts run to more than 100 pages, covering almost every aspect of govt
3. Paper will emerge before June summit, expected that ministers will have been able to agree on one of the customs models, or a compromise (?) before then to put a decision down in black and white
4. But getting white paper finalised will also involve multiple facets of negotiations with different govt departments - sources suggest stickiness with Treasury, and complications with Beis
