He was the surprise political hit of the summer, soaring up the list of Tory leadership hopefuls thanks to his unfiltered Euroscepticism and 'true blue' values. Now Jacob Rees-Mogg appears hopeful his popularity surge can continue into autumn and beyond, if his party conference schedule is any indication.

The Telegraph has established that the MP for North East Somerset is to give no fewer than nine speeches in 48 hours to the party faithful next month. He will be addressing fringe events on everything from Brexit and the Conservative Party to the importance of free markets and the resurgent hard-Left.

He will also attend a rally on making Britain’s EU departure a success and meet a string of influential journalists and editors.

The blitz of engagements will fuel speculation Mr Rees-Mogg has his eyes on the top prize, despite his repeated insistence he has no interest in the Tory leadership. In the audience for his speeches will be scores of Conservative members – the grassroots of the party who will ultimately pick Theresa May’s successor.