Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn insists he will fight for the Labor Party leadership and suggests he may go to court if lawmakers exclude him from the contest.

The embattled leader says the rules of the Labor party indicate that the existing leader should automatically be on the ballot paper.

Labour is set for tumultuous month with the potential to split the party as Angela Eagle, a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) launches a bid to oust Corbyn as leader of the party.

However, Corbyn has hinted that he will challenge any decision to deny him a place on the ballot.

Corbyn’s leadership was cast into crisis following UK’s vote to leave the EU in a referendum last month, with many of his shadow cabinet resigning and publicly stating they had no confidence in his leadership.

But in last year's leadership vote, Corbyn was elected by the wider membership on the first ballot with almost 60 percent of the vote.

On Sunday, Corbyn said he will to sue his own party if the National Executive Commitee say he can't go on the ballot paper automatically.

"I will challenge that", he told the Andrew Marr show. "The rules and my view are absolutely clear. I have taken soundings from lawyers I will be on the ballot paper."

Corbyn said he was "disappointed" that Eagle was  launching a challenge for his post and urged her to "think for a moment" about  her actions.

Corbyn continues to have strong support among Labour members, who took to the streets in thousands after the attempted coup in the party following the Brexit vote.