And the politics too - we were celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the start of Britain's journey towards decriminalisation of homosexuality. But in over 70 countries it still is, and eight still have the death penalty for it. There is much more to do.

If you worked over the weekend, particularly in our public services, thank you so so much. I know it must have been a tough weekend for you but I know everyone in our city and beyond are really grateful.

I'm off for a week now, to France with some friends to catch up on some sleep and relax ahead of the challenges ahead. I'll see you all soon though. Yours, Peter 

I told students that no-one has more ambition for young people than young people themselves - we as a society have not come close to realising their insight and wisdom yet. But we will. I also got to tell students directly just how proud I am of all them. Students across our city achieve so much and I really hope they know how much our community appreciates their hard work.

Even though I've formally left BACA, students and staff there will have the fiercest of friends in me.

Please consider becoming a school governor, I promise it's the most fascinating, rewarding, and educative experience you can have. All the best, Peter

The Justice Department believes they can apply the Sexual Offences Act of 2003 to this situation. It would carry a 7 year prison sentence for those who exploit people in this way in return for sex.

I'm really pleased about this and also that Sussex Police have said they will start to enforce this and arrest and charge people committing the offence. Potentially vulnerable people will have extra protection as a result of this, it's something we should be proud of.

I now want to see an arrest for this to be tested in the courts. I want to have clarification about which law enforcement agency will lead on detection and prevention (this is a nationwide issue). And finally, I have written to the major websites hosting these adverts to point out to them that they are hosting criminal activity and although they are not breaking the law they have a moral responsibility to stop these adverts being published and to report those to try to post them to the police.

I found out about this from a journalist at BBC South-East Today and I thank Lauren Moss for her brilliant investigative journalism - it's a credit to what good journalism can achieve, and, I hope, an MP that cares too!! Yours, Peter

PS to those who have direct messaged me since the election, I am still catching up on them and promise to respond personally to your messages here as soon as I can, thanks for being patient. As always, if your message is urgent then email is always best