Keir Starmer is poised to take the keys to Number 10 after the UK general election - but what did he do before he came to politics? What was Keir Starmer's job before Labour? Keir passed the eleven-plus exam and was the only one of the four Starmer siblings to win a place at Reigate Grammar School. When did Keir Starmer go into politics? In the general election of 2017, Keir won a whopping 70.1% of the votes cast with 41,343 voters putting their X in his box.
