Cover-up – Labour has accused Theresa May of covering up her role in the Windrush scandal (Picture: Reuters)

Labour has accused Theresa May of covering up her role in the “cruel farce” that led to the mistreatment of members of the Windrush generation.

Labour is using a parliamentary procedure known as a ‘humble address’ to force the government to reveal documents detailing the decision-making process over the Windrush scandal.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned over the scandal, which saw Commonwealth citizens who legally emigrated to Britain decades ago refused healthcare, benefits and threatened with deportation because of a lack of paperwork.

View photos Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned Sunday over the Windrush Scandal at the weekend (Picture: AP) More

Labour is using the humble address motion to ask for all papers, correspondence and advice on Windrush between ministers, senior officials and advisers from May 2010 until now to be handed over to the Commons home affairs committee.

The motion is the same procedure used last year by Labour to force ministers to hand over their Brexit economic impact assessments.

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Labour has accused the Prime Minister of attempting a cover-up after Conservative MPs were put under a three-line whip to vote against the motion.

A three-line whip is basically an instruction to MPs to vote in a certain way on a specific issue. Rebelling against one can have serious consequences for MPs within their party.

View photos Cover-up – Labour has accused Theresa May of a cover-up by ordering a three-line whip on the humble address motion to obtain papers relating to the Windrush Scandal (Picture: Reuters) More

A Labour spokeswoman was quoted as saying: “If the architect of this cruel farce, the prime minister, is ordering her MPs to vote to keep her role in this mess hidden from the public, it exposes the Tories’ crocodile tears on the Windrush scandal as a sham.

“We need answers, not further cover-ups to save Theresa May from facing up to her involvement in the removal of rights, detentions and possible deportations of British citizens.”

Despite Ms Rudd resigning over the issue, a Sky Data poll found that voters are more inclined to blame Theresa May for the Windrush scandal.

The poll found that 31% of people think Mrs May, who was Home Secretary at the time, is responsible for the mistreatment of the Windrush generation, while just 4% blamed Ms Rudd. Some 24% held civil servants accountable and 18% blaming the last Labour government.