London, Sep.3 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has indicated that he is willing to take up another post, saying that he is a public service guy.

Insisting that he had to quit Parliament to avoid being seen as a backseat driver to successor Gordon Brown, he writes: I decided I had little option but to leave the UK political scene, at least for now.

In an interview for BBC Radio 5 Live, Blair said he would have taken the role of President of the European Commission if it had been offered.

The Mirror quoted him as saying: I'm basically a public service guy. I'd have taken the European job if they'd offered it to me last year.

He added he would be perfectly happy to accept another full-time public service role.

An aide said the former PM was not interested in standing for office again but went on: Tony still cares passionately about the Labour Party.

There are a handful of jobs in politics that come up. I've no idea what the job could be but Tony's a public service person. (ANI)