290:– was criticised by the tribunal for 'disgraceful and unlawful employment practices'. In September 2015, Hellawell faced pressure to remove him as chairman of the company by minority shareholders. Following a profit fall during 2016 of 57%, Hellawell stated that an "extreme political, union and media campaign waged against this company". The company's share price had about halved during 2016. Hellawell resigned from his position as Sports Direct chairman in September 2018, on the day of the company's AGM.
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from a Class B to a Class C substance. Differences in opinion with the government over strategy towards tackling drugs were common during his tenure, during which he was paid £106,057 a year. Use of all drugs increased as did drugs deaths in his four years in office.
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