If something like this was in widespread use it would have much more impact since countries would see whole swathes of the internet immediately go dark when they make stupid laws.
Wouldn't work with somewhere like China, but the UK might still be capable of being shamed.
I wouldn't put it passed them to require the digital ID to access the internet passed curfew.
One person I believe knows this, is Keir Starmer. It's very hard to explain why things happen in UK politics without assuming he is trying to tank Labour.