I have always been interested in religion: Blair

London (PTI): Issues of faith have been consuming the former British premier Tony Blair, who is working on a global plan for the promotion of interfaith dialogue, terming it "the rest of my life's work."

"People will think this is a piece of spin but, I've always been as interested in religion as politics," Blair told the British daily 'The Times'.

Freed from the burdens of office, Blair does not shy away from discussing religion publicly.

"When I was Prime Minister, if I was to give interviews on faith, I'd just have ended up with a great load of trouble," he said.

Blair, who converted to Catholicism in December, will set up his Faith Foundation this year. Now he says faith is the issue that will be the driving force behind his life. "I see this over time as the rest of my life's work," he told the daily.