The phrase "beleaguered leader" refers to someone who is facing a lot of difficulties or troubles in their position of leadership.
Sentences with «beleaguered leader»
Senior Labour figures argue Jez should quit after Iraq comments as support for beleaguered leader plummets (thesun.co.uk)
Ukip's beleaguered leader Henry Bolton was this weekend hit with a vote of no confidence from his party's national executive committee. (totalpolitics.com)
Beleaguered leader Iain Duncan Smith once defended his conference approach with a speech about being the «quiet man» ready to «turn up the volume». (politics.co.uk)