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... Telegraph.
