Has Len Duvall offered to resign as GLA Labour Group leader, if not, why not?

While the king/queen makers of London politics go about buffing up their egos talent spotting for 2016, there is a not insignificant question about the Leadership of the Greater London Assembly Labour Party group.

Jon Worth, writing on Labour List earlier today states: Labour needs a new leader for London to take the attack to Boris http://bit.ly/J96a7K

I replied:

You pose a highly pertinent question. 

But unless I am mistaken (a frequent occurrence, but, hey) there will be an election for leader of the GLA Labour Group? Maybe it has already taken place? If that election has not been framed in the context of who best to hold the Tory mayor to account and position Labour to win in 2016 (unless Labour is minded to abolish elected mayors) then the London Labour Party board needs to get busy.

The leadership you seek can only come from among our 12 Labour representatives elected last Thursday. You cite three potential candidates, Len Duvall, Val Shawcross, and Jennette Arnold. Maybe there are others from among the new intake.

Effectively governance of the process is not helped by the chair of the London Labour Party board being none other than Len Duvall. Such blatant conflicts of interest have to legislated out of order by Conference. In the meantime a pragmatic view will have to prevail. Len must stand down as GLA Labour Group leader and allow a contested election to take place.

I hope Len does the decent thing and steps down as Group Leader, declares a conflict of interest as Chair of the London Labour Party board, and allows a proper contest to take place.