One of the candidates registered their campaign website back in 2019, Sky News discovers.
Mr Sunak was tardy compared to Penny Mordaunt, however, who registered her website when Theresa May was prime minister and Ms Mordaunt was defence secretary.It has led to speculation that Ms Mordaunt considered standing in the 2019 leadership contest, which Boris Johnson won.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss formally announced she was standing for the party leadership on Sunday night.narrowly survived a vote of confidence among Tory MPsDespite supporting Mr Johnson at the time, the website registration suggests Ms Truss felt he had been seriously damaged and might not remain in Number 10.
Meanwhile Tom Tugendhat's campaign website, timefortugendhat.com, was registered on 9 July, the day after he announced he was running to be Conservative Party leader and thus prime minister.
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