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The Rwandan government won't guarantee how many people it can take from the UK if flights start to depart.
Rishi Sunak has promised that migrants arriving in the UK without permission will be sent to Rwanda rather than allowed to claim asylum in the UK.
Around 40,000 have come to the UK since the law was changed in 2023 and are in line for deportation.
Rwanda has signed a five-year deal with the UK, with costs estimated to be at least £300 million already.
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Rwanda's government spokesperson Yolande Maloko said: "I cannot tell you is how many thousands we're taking in the first year or in the second year."
When asked if Rwanda could accommodate all of the people in the current backlog, Maloko said it would "depend on very many factors that are being worked out now".
Pressed to give a commitment on the number, Ms Makolo said "we are ready".
But, she would not give an assurance it would be able to take the 40,000 people the UK would like to send, merely saying it would be "thousands".
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